Edinburgh Castle Word Search
Play a Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around architectural features, history, and surrounding places, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Located in Edinburgh.
Words to find: EDINBURGHCASTLE, ROYALMILE, TATTOO, FESTIVAL, SIEGE, BATTLE, GRANITE, SANDSTONE, RAMPART, BASTION, GATEHOUSE, TOWER.
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Edinburgh Castle word list, defined
- TATTOO /tæˈtuː/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a tattoo is a permanent design or mark made by inserting pigment into the skin. As a verb, to tattoo means to make such a mark on someone’s skin or, figuratively, to imprint something permanently on a person or place. Related: body art, ink, design, mark.
- FESTIVAL /ˈfɛstɪvəl/ · noun
- A day or period of celebration, typically marked by public festivities, religious observance, or cultural events such as music and film. Related: celebration, fiesta, carnival, gala.
- SIEGE /siːdʒ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a siege is a prolonged military blockade or sustained attack directed at a fortified place, position, or defender, usually with the aim of compelling surrender. As a verb, to siege means to surround an enemy position with armed forces and subject it to sustained pressure. Related: blockade, assault, encirclement, besieging.
- BATTLE /ˈbæt.əl/ · noun
- A sustained fight between organized armed forces, typically on a large scale and as part of a war. More broadly, a prolonged struggle or contest between opposing people, forces, or ideas. Related: combat, fight, conflict, clash.
- GRANITE /ˈɡrænɪt/ · noun, adjective
- A hard, coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica, formed by the slow cooling of magma and widely used as a building and sculptural material. In figurative use, the word denotes exceptional hardness, permanence, or unyielding strength. Related: stone, rock.
- SANDSTONE /ˈsænd.stəʊn/ (British) /ˈsænd.stoʊn/ (US) · noun
- A sedimentary rock formed from grains of sand that have been deposited, compacted, and cemented together by minerals. It commonly occurs in layers and may vary in color from pale yellow and brown to red. Related: sedimentary stone.
- RAMPART /ˈræmpɑːrt/ (US); /ˈræmpɑːt/ (UK) · noun
- A defensive wall or raised barrier forming part of a fortification, especially one protecting a castle, fortress, or city. Figuratively, it refers to a strong line or barrier that provides protection or support. Related: bulwark, battlement, parapet, barrier.
- BASTION /ˈbæstɪən/ — stress on the first syllable; the second syllable is typically /tʃən/ in careful speech (/ˈbæstʃən/) and often reduced to /stjən/ or /stiən/ in casual speech. · noun
- A projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to allow defensive fire along the faces of adjacent walls. Figuratively, an institution, place, or person regarded as a strong defender or upholder of particular principles or ways of life. Related: stronghold, fortress, citadel, bulwark.
- GATEHOUSE /ˈɡeɪt.haʊs/ · noun
- A building or fortified structure forming or adjoining the entrance gate to a castle, palace, estate, or other enclosed property, often containing rooms for guards or a gatekeeper. Related: gate lodge, guardhouse, gate building, portcullis house.
- TOWER /ˈtaʊər/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a tall, narrow structure, often used for a building or for an elevated platform. As a verb, to rise or stand high above something, or to look down from a high position. Related: turret, spire, structure, building.
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