chateaunoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʃæt.əʊ/us/ʃætˈoʊ/plural chateauxa large house or castle in France
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Fortifications
- acropolis
- barricade
- bastion
- battlements
- castle
- citadel
- earthwork
- enceinte
- entanglement
- fort
- Fort Knox
- foxhole
- keep
- moat
- moated
- pillbox
- portcullis
- rampart
- stronghold
- turret
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Houses & homes
Examples from literature
- Down below are the warm chocolate-red roofs of the little town that has shared with the chateau its good and evil fortunes.
- He paused when he reached the courtyard, for he heard voices in the chateau.
- Luxury properly belongs to the boudoir and the guest-chamber, to great houses and chateaux.
- Such was the answer at every castle, chateau, and farmhouse where they called.
- When we got within a few leagues of this great city, we found every mountain, hill, and dale, so covered with chateaux, country houses, farms, etc. that they appeared like towns, villages, and hamlets.