(chess) rook or castle

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• Rook — may refer to:Bird*Rook (bird), a member of the passerine order of birds and the crow familyGames*Rook (chess), a piece in the board game of chess **Rook and pawn versus rook endgame, chess endgame **Rook s graph, a graph that represents all legal …   Wikipedia

• Rook — Rook, n. [F. roc (cf. Sp. roque), fr. Per. & Ar. rokh, or rukh, the rook or castle at chess, also the bird roc (in this sense perhaps a different word); cf. Hind. rath a war chariot, the castle at chess, Skr. ratha a car, a war car. Cf. {Roll}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rook (chess) — A rook, (unicode|♖ unicode|♜, borrowed from Persian رخ rokh , Sanskrit rath , chariot ) also known as a castle, is a piece in the strategy board game of chess. Each player starts with two rooks, one in each of the corners nearest their own side.… …   Wikipedia

• Chess Pieces (MÄR) — The Chess Pieces (チェスの兵隊, Chesu no Koma ) is a fictional organization in the anime and manga series MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance by the author Nobuyuki Anzai, and plays the role of the main antagonist faction. It is a military faction which, over …   Wikipedia

• castle — n. & v. n. 1 a a large fortified building or group of buildings; a stronghold. b a formerly fortified mansion. 2 Chess = ROOK(2). v. Chess 1 intr. make a special move (once only in a game on each side) in which the king is moved two squares along …   Useful english dictionary

• castle — noun (C) 1 a very large strong building, built in the past as a safe place that could be easily defended against attack: Warwick Castle 2 one of the pieces used in a game of chess; rook 1 (2) 3 castles in the air plans or hopes that you have that …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• castle — cas|tle [ kæsl ] noun count * 1. ) a large strong building with thick walls, built in the past to protect the people inside from being attacked 2. ) one of the pieces used in the game of CHESS: ROOK build castles in the air to have hopes and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rook — rook1 [rook] n. [ME roc < OE hroc, akin to Ger ruch < IE echoic base * ker > CROW1, RAVEN1] 1. a gregarious European crow (Corvus frugilegus) with a bare spot by its bill 2. a swindler; cheat vt., vi. [ …   English World dictionary

• Castle — Cas tle, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of castrum a fortified place, castle.] 1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. [1913 Webster] The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as well for …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• castle in Spain — Castle Cas tle, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of castrum a fortified place, castle.] 1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. [1913 Webster] The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Castle in the air — Castle Cas tle, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of castrum a fortified place, castle.] 1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. [1913 Webster] The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English