Definition of castle

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Castle (n.) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back..

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Burr :: Burr (n.) A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr..
Boyer :: Boyer (n.) A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.
Castle-guard :: Castle-guard (n.) The guard or defense of a castle.
Moat :: Moat (n.) A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch..
Capable :: Capable (a.) Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number; a castle capable of resisting a long assault..
Barbacan :: Barbacan (n.) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own..
Castled :: Castled (imp. & p. p.) of Castl.
Castellation :: Castellation (n.) The act of making into a castle.
Piece :: Piece (n.) A castle; a fortified building.
Frigate-built :: Frigate-built (a.) Built like a frigate with a raised quarter-deck and forecastle.
Fastness :: Fastness (a.) A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains..
Surrender :: Surrender (n.) The act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning one's person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as, the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of a right..
Keeler :: Keeler (n.) One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also keelman.
Redcap :: Redcap (n.) A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old castles in Scotland..
Wich :: Wich (n.) A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick..
Waist :: Waist (n.) Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship..
Castlet :: Castlet (n.) A small castle.
Midshipman :: Midshipman (n.) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required..
Beak :: Beak (n.) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee..
Chateau :: Chateau (n.) A castle or a fortress in France.
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