castling
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːstlɪŋ/
The English word “castling” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- An abortion, or a premature birth.
- The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season.
- A miniature cast or mould.
- One that is cast.
- 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.
- The act of constructing a defense structure in Japanese chess in which the king (玉) is positioned in a certain way so that it is protected by pawns (歩) and silver general(s) (銀) and/or gold general(s) (金) often with an additional knight (桂) and lance (香車).
Etymology
From cast + -ling.
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