English Explanatory Dictionary

castling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abortion, or a premature birth.
  2. The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season.
  3. A miniature cast or mould.
  4. One that is cast.
noun
  1. A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.
  2. The act of constructing a defense structure in Japanese chess in which the king (玉) is positioned in a certain way so that it is protected by pawns (歩) and silver general(s) (銀) and/or gold general(s) (金) often with an additional knight (桂) and lance (香車).
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of castle
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑːstlɪŋ/ /ˈkæstlɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-castling.wav /ˈkɑːsəlɪŋ/ /ˈkæsəlɪŋ/

Word forms

castling castlings

Etymology

From cast + -ling.

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