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countercastle

countercastle is the alternative form 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

Forms of countercastle

pluralcountercastles

Questions about countercastle

What is countercastle the alternative form of?
Countercastle is the alternative form of counter-castle.

Words near countercastle in the dictionary

  1. countercartographies
  2. countercartography
  3. countercase
  4. countercases
  5. countercast
  6. countercastle
  7. countercastles
  8. countercasts
  9. countercathectic
  10. countercathexes
  11. countercathexis

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