castling

Meanings

Plural: castlings

Noun

• interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
• 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).

Verb

• move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
• present participle and gerund of castle

Synonyms

castle