milecastle

English

Etymology

From mile +‎ castle.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: mīlʹ-käs'-əl, IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪlˌkɑːsl̩/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (General American) enPR: mīlʹ-kăs'-əl, IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪlˌkæs(ə)l/
• Hyphenation: mile‧cas‧tle

Noun

milecastle (plural milecastles)

1. One of a series of small rectangular fortifications, spaced roughly one Roman mile apart, built during the period of the Roman Empire.

   Synonyms: milefortlet, mile-fortlet

   • Series definition

     A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other. (1 of 9 series definitions)

   • Small definition

     Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. (1 of 10 small definitions)

   • Rectangular definition

     Having a shape like a rectangle. (1 of 2 rectangular definitions)

   • Fortification definition

     The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy. (1 of 4 fortification definitions)

   • Space definition

     Of time.

     1. Free time; leisure, opportunity. (1 of 20 space definitions)

   • Roughly definition

     In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness. (1 of 3 roughly definitions)

   • One definition

     NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling alphabet name) for the digit 1.

   • Roman Mile definition

     An ancient Roman unit of itinerant distance of 1000 paces (mille passus, hence also "mile" from Latin mille, "1000"). Indirectly standardized to 5000 Roman feet by Agrippa in 29 BC. In modern times, Agrippa's Imperial Roman mile is empirically estimated to have been around 1481 meters (1620 yards, 4860 English feet, 0.92 English miles); compared with a modern mile, which is 5280 feet.

   • Build definition

     To form (something) by combining materials or parts. (1 of 8 build definitions)

   • Period definition

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   • Roman Empire definition

     The empire which succeeded the Roman Republic and existed between 27 B.C.E. and 476 C.E. in the west (and until 1453 C.E. in the east; see Byzantine Empire), encompassing territories stretching from Britain and Germany to Spain, North Africa and the Persian Gulf. (1 of 2 Roman Empire definitions)

   • Milefortlet definition

     Alternative form of mile-fortlet

   • Mile-Fortlet definition

     A milecastle.

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Further reading

• milecastle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia