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battlement |
(often plural) a wall along the top of a castle, fort, or tower that has openings for people to shoot through. |
château |
a castle or country manor in France. |
drawbridge |
a bridge built so that it can be raised to allow tall ships to pass beneath or to keep people from crossing over and gaining access, especially to a building such as fortress or castle. |
moat |
a deep ditch dug around a castle, fort, or town for protection against enemies. Moats are usually filled with water. |
rook2 |
a chess piece that can move over any number of empty squares sideways or forward and backward; castle. |
sandcastle |
a model of a castle made by molding wet sand at a beach. |
turret |
a small, circular tower on a larger building such as a castle. [1/2 definitions] |
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