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counter-castles

counter-castles is the plural of counter-castle.

Meaning of counter-castle

Noun

counter-castle (plural counter-castles)

  1. A castle built to secure a lord's territorial claims or to conquer the territory of a rival ruler.
    • One advantage of using counter-castles was that it allowed prosecution of the blockade with a minimum of men, leaving the bulk of the king's army free to move against other targets.1997, Stephen Morillo, Warfare Under the Anglo-Norman Kings, 1066-1135, page 137

Questions about counter-castles

What is counter-castles the plural of?
Counter-castles is the plural of counter-castle.

Words near counter-castles in the dictionary

  1. counter-cantering
  2. counter-canters
  3. counter-cartographies
  4. counter-cartography
  5. counter-castle
  6. counter-castles
  7. counter-changed
  8. counter-charged
  9. counter-claim
  10. counter-claimed
  11. counter-claiming

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