Castling

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Castling \Cast"ling\, n.
     That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
     --Sir T. Browne.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Castling \Cas"tling\, n. (Chess)
     A compound move of the king and castle. See {Castle}, v. i.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  castling
       n : interchanging the positions of the king and a rook [syn: {castle}]