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Meanings of castle in anglès

portuguès
torre
català
torre
espanyol
torre
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A piece of chess commonly shaped like a tower. Each player has two, and they move in straight horizontal or vertical lines across the board.

torre
portuguès
castelo
català
palau
espanyol
castillo

A large and stately mansion.

palau
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Examples for "rook"
Examples for "rook"
1
And that word, like 'rook', has its origins in the word 'rock'.
The Flanders Panel
2
Unlike the rook, crow and magpie mentioned the woodpigeon is good eating.
The Irish Times
3
Obviously there must be a rook in every row and every column.
Amusements in Mathematics
4
Up to yesterday I had never shot a rook in my life.
A Cotswold Village; Or, Country Life and Pursuits in Gloucesters...
5
A rook was picked up and slammed down, taking Matthew's second knight.
Speaks the Nightbird
portuguès
fazerroque
català
enroc

Interchanging the positions of the king and a rook.

enroc

In shogi, strong defensive configurations of pieces that protect the king.

Usage of castle in anglès
1
Donald Trump: the madman in his castle Read more Another example: banks.
The Guardian
2
Hundreds of years ago before the Children of Satan destroyed his castle.
Prince Lestat
3
The great men sat in the castle and thought about the problem.
King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table
4
Of course, I know my way around the castle a bit now.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
5
One day, Sir Marhaus came across the sea to King Mark's castle.
King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table
6
And everyone in the castle knew we planned to set out today.
Summers at Castle Auburn
7
No; the moon had not yet smitten the face of the castle.
Farina
8
The castle of Saumur was still in the hands of the Blues.
No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee
9
They drove past the barn into the village road; the castle disappeared.
Debit and Credit / Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
10
The Turks quartered troops in the castle and did the same thing.
Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
11
There, see, Sir; the fog is thinning; that is the castle yonder.
Bred in the Bone; Or, Like Father, Like Son: A Novel
12
He'd never seen a building so large, not outside of a castle.
Chaosbound
13
Then he looked the owner of the castle squarely in the face.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
14
He is walking in the garden at the back of the castle.
Friends, though divided: A Tale of the Civil War
15
The same ceremony was performing in the other parts of the castle.
Tancred; Or, The New Crusade
16
At once Griselda took control of all who worked in the castle.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) / Classic Tales and Old-F...
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Castle through the time
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Common
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