英语词汇“castellation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

castle /käsˈl/

noun

A fortified house or fortress

The residence of a prince or nobleman, or a large country mansion generally

In chess, a rook (informal or childish)

A defensive tower borne on an elephant's back (historical)

A large ship, esp of war (historical)

transitive verb

To enclose or fortify with a castle

intransitive verb

In chess, to move the king two squares along the row towards a rook and then place the rook on the square the king has passed over

ORIGIN: OE castel, from L castellum, dimin of castrum a fortified place

castellan /kasˈtəl-an/ noun

The governor or keeper of a castle

castellated /kasˈtel-āt-id/ adjective

Having turrets and battlements like a castle

(of a nut, etc) having grooves or indentations

castellāˈtion noun

castellˈum noun

casˈtled adjective

Provided with or having castles

casˈtle-building noun

The act of building castles in the air or forming visionary projects

casˈtle-guard noun

The guard for the defence of a castle

castle nut noun

A six-sided nut with six radial slots, two of which line up with a hole in the bolt or screw, a split pin preventing turning

castles in the air or in Spain

Imaginary or unrealistic plans, projects or hopes