Definition of castling Castling

We found 10 definitions of castling from 4 different sources.

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What does castling mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

castling - interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
  castle
  chess move the act of moving a chess piece
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • castling (Noun)
    An abortion, or a premature birth.
  • castling (Noun)
    The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season.
  • castling (Noun)
    A miniature cast or mould.
  • castling (Noun)
    One that is cast.
  • castling (Noun)
    A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • castling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Castle
  • castling (n.)
    That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
  • castling (n.)
    A compound move of the king and castle. See Castle, v. i.

Part of speech

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  • castling, noun.

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