castling Meaning & Definition
What Does Castling Mean?
As a noun, castling means An abortion, or a premature birth. It is also used to mean The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season. As a verb, it means present participle and gerund of castle. As a verb, it means To house or keep in a castle.
Castling in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑːstlɪŋ/ |
| Synonyms | castle, castellate and incastellate |
| Plural | castlings |
Castling Definition (Noun)
- An abortion, or a premature birth.
- The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season.
- A miniature cast or mould.
- One that is cast.
Noun
- 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.
- 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).
Castling as a Verb
- present participle and gerund of castle
Verb
- To house or keep in a castle.
- To protect or separate in a similar way.
- To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.
- (usually intransitive) To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.
- (usually intransitive) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
- To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.
Synonyms of Castling
Castling synonyms and antonyms →Castling in a Sentence
1646: Wherein notwithstanding, we should rather rely upon the urine in a castling’s bladder — Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Book II, ch 5
Word Forms & Grammar
castling (plural castlings)
castling (usually uncountable, plural castlings)
castling
Words That Rhyme With Castling
Origin of Castling
Origin 1: From cast + -ling.
Origin 2: From Middle English castellinge, equivalent to castle (verb) + -ing.
Questions People Ask About Castling
Is castling a noun or a verb?
Castling is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for castling?
Words with a similar meaning to castling include castle, castellate and incastellate. See the full list of castling synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of castling?
The plural of castling is castlings.