Castle Windsor Held Town Noun Bre ˈkɑːsl ˈkæsl

• windsor castle
• a medieval castle
• edinburgh castle was loyally held in the queen’s name.
• the castle overlooks the town.

castle

1. a large strong building with thick high walls and towers, built in the past by kings or queens, or other important people, to defend themselves against attack
• see also sandcastle
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• Windsor Castle
• a medieval castle
2. any of the four pieces placed in the corner squares of the board at the start of the game, usually made to look like a castle
3. (to have) plans or dreams that are not likely to happen or come true
• As a child he would wander round the boatyards, building castles in the air about owning a boat one day.
4. a person’s home is a place where they can be private and safe and do as they like

Extra Examples

• Edinburgh castle was loyally held in the queen’s name.
• The castle overlooks the town.
• The castle perches on a high rock.
• The castle was held by an opposing faction.
• They had to approach the castle through thick swamps.
• The intruder was arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
• The ruins of an ancient castle stand to the west of the town.

Word Origin

• late Old English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French castel, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum ‘fort’.