fortress rook (chess) 8 realizations
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme kula
meaning 1 tower

stražarska kula, kula babilonska, kula od bjelokosti


watchtower, tower of Babylon, tower of ivory

direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme castle
meaning 1 fortress
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Merriam-Webster
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme bástya
meaning 1 bastion

A … bástyáról két muskétás ágyú bámult le kevélyen a tágas fennsíkra. (Mikszáth Kálmán) 


From the ... bastion, two musket cannons proudly stared down at the spacious plateau. (Kálmán Mikszáth)

direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)

Leült velem sakkozni és csatát vesztett … Pedig csalt is … Visszacsente a bástyáját, mikor én félrepillantottam. (Gárdonyi Géza)


He sat down to play chess with me and lost a battle... He also cheated... He knocked back his rook when I looked away. (Géza Gárdonyi)

reference MEK 1978
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NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme torony
meaning 1 tower

csillagászati torony, elefántcsont torony


astronomical tower, ivory tower

direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)

Toronnyal lép.


Play the rook.

reference MEK 1978
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NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Javanese
lexeme bètèng
meaning 1 fort
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference SEAlang Javanese
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ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme turn
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference DEX98
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NEW Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme кула (kula)
meaning 1 tower

Mali grad je bio artiljerijska baza koju su štitile kružne kule.


The small town was an artillery base protected by circular towers.

direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference CLARIN.SI Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 612
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ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme kale
meaning 1 fortress
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Baskakov 1977: 500
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