Word: castling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cas
tling
Definition: 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).
Morphemes:
Affix: castle
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: castrum
Language: la
Decoded: castrum
Meaning: camp, fort, citadel, stronghold
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.