castled
Britishadjective
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like a castle in construction; castellated
a castled mansion
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(of an area) having many castles
Example Sentences
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In a great King’s Indian positional battle, Yip offers up a pawn for open lines against White’s castled king.
From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023
She bowled the 17-year-old with just the fourth delivery of the match, taking advantage of Verma's propensity to step to one side, and castled her with a full length delivery.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2021
As “Cleanness” moves forward, as if in a game of chess, positions are castled.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2020
Slowly things seemed to be turning Carlsen’s way; the kings were castled on opposite sides of the board, which often means each player will be racing to attack the other’s king.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2018
As it turned out, the old man never castled.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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