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| alcazar |
a fortress or castle of the Moors in Spain. |
| barbican |
a defensive tower at the entrance to a town or fortified castle. |
| battlement |
(often plural) a wall along the top of a castle, fort, or tower that has openings for people to shoot through. |
| Blarney stone |
a stone in Blarney Castle in Ireland, reputed to give the gift of blarney to those who kiss it. |
| bourg |
a medieval town or village, esp. near a castle. [1/2 definitions] |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. [1/2 definitions] |
| castle |
any building resembling a feudal castle. [3/6 definitions] |
| château |
a castle or country manor in France. |
| chatelaine |
the mistress of a castle or large household. [1/3 definitions] |
| donjon |
the fortified inner tower or stronghold of a castle. |
| 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. |
| fortification |
a fortified place or defensive structure, such as a castle or fort. [1/3 definitions] |
| Himeji |
a city in southern Honshu, Japan, site of the country's oldest intact castle. |
| moat |
a deep ditch dug around a castle, fort, or town for protection against enemies. Moats are usually filled with water. |
| Mt. Hime |
also known as Himeyama, site of Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. |
| portcullis |
a strong, sliding grill suspended at the top of a fortification gateway that can be lowered to prevent entry, as to a castle. |
| 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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