Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abortion.
- Abortive.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
- noun (Chess) A compound move of the king and castle. See
castle , v. i.
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- noun chess A move in which the
king moves two squares towards arook , and the rook moves to the other side of the king; theaction of the verb tocastle . - noun obsolete An
abortion , or a premature birth. - noun obsolete The second or third
swarm of bees which leaves ahive in a season. - noun A miniature cast or mould.
- noun One that is cast.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
Etymologies
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Examples
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Another high-level member of Mr. Putin's circle, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, resigned from the government in September after the so-called castling of leaders was announced.
Putin Warns West on Interference Alan Cullison 2011
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Mr. Putin, 59 years old, is expected to switch places with his longtime protégé, President Dmitri Medvedev, after March presidential elections in what critics and Kremlin officials alike have called a "castling"—referring to a chess move—of the two leaders.
Putin Warns West on Interference Alan Cullison 2011
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If Black retires the Bishop from his unsafe position, White permanently prevents Black from castling, which is bound to be fatal in view of the open K file -- e.g. 11. ...
Chess Strategy Edward Lasker 1933
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Therefore, I think that for both Putin and Medvedev, and for the entire political system, it would be beneficial to distance Putin from all problems and carry out a 'castling' maneuver.
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This one move is called "castling" and is made by the King together with one of the Rooks.
Chess and Checkers : the Way to Mastership Edward Lasker 1933
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Each move in a game of chess consists of the displacement of one piece only, with the exception of what is termed "castling," in which the King and either Rook can be moved simultaneously by either player once in a game.
Chess Strategy Edward Lasker 1933
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Maneuvers such as castling or capturing '' en passant '' have been developed within the past few hundred years.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Joaquín Martínez 2010
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Maneuvers such as castling or capturing en passant have been developed within the past few hundred years.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Joaquín Martínez 2010
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Maneuvers such as castling or capturing '' en passant '' have been developed within the past few hundred years.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Joaquín Martínez 2010
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Radjabov-Kamsky had the players "castling": Kamsky was half a point ahead before the round and tied for second, and now it's Radjabov who's in second, ahead of his rival.
The Chess Mind 2009
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