rhizoverbBeta
DictionarycastleChess maneuver
verb

castle

To move the king and a rook together in a special chess move.

She castles to bring her king into a safer position.

Etymology
castleLatinfortified place

Latin castellum named a fortified place. The chess rook is commonly pictured as a castle, and castling uses that piece in a move that helps shelter the king.

More examples

  • He castled on the previous move.
  • They have both castled in the game.
  • The player is castling on the kingside.

Forms

castle · castles · castled · castling

castling noun — The combined king-and-rook chess move.

Similar words

castling
The noun naming this specific chess move.