château
noun
(in France) a castle or fortress.
châteaus
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pluralof château.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When Lee started to feel sick at Medoc, she skipped a few of the châteaus and drank water instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
It reached its zenith during the Rococo and Neoclassical periods, gracing the interiors of palaces, châteaus and grand estates.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
“If the châteaus are offering wine that I don’t have, I’ll pay a little more to know that it’s sat in their cellar all these years,” Devine said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2020
Cove wants to see how these faux châteaus affect woodrats’ chances of becoming a cat’s dinner.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2020
Meanwhile, seventy-two châteaus have flamed aloft in the Maçonnais and Beaujolais alone.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
