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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Moondra castled Samson with his first ball in international cricket, while Hollard took two balls to induce Kishan into skying a chance.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
We pick up this Berlin Ruy Lopez from today’s diagram, where Black has just castled long.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2020
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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