Crossword clues for castling
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Castling \Cas"tling\, n. (Chess) A compound move of the king and castle. See Castle, v. i.
Castling \Cast"ling\, n.
That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
--Sir T. Browne.
Castle \Cas"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Castled; p. pr. & vb. n. Castling.] (Chess) To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 (context obsolete English) An abortion, or a premature birth. 2 (context obsolete English) The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season. 3 A miniature cast or mould. 4 One that is cast. Etymology 2
n. (context chess English) 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''.
WordNet
n. interchanging the positions of the king and a rook [syn: castle]
Usage examples of "castling".
Felix then carefully explained his assumptions as to how all the pieces moved, when and how a pawn could be promoted, and, exactly how castling was performed.
Felix had been warned how many different castling variations were practiced in his time.
The game went quiet for a couple of moves as we tended our own gardens, both briskly castling, kingside.
She next noticed that he had a very odd way of handling the pieces when castling or taking a man.