castling

1. 1.

   A miniature cast or mould.

2. 2.

   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.

3. 3.

   One that is cast.

4. 4.

   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).

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