Definition of "castling" in İngilizce

noun

1. (obsolete) An abortion, or a premature birth.

   • 1646: Wherein notwithstanding, we should rather rely upon the urine in a castling’s bladder — Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Book II, ch 5

2. (obsolete) 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.

noun

1. (chess) 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.

2. (shogi) 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

1. present participle and gerund of castle