Fortified City of Carcassonne Word Search
Fortified City of Carcassonne, as a word search. 12 words drawn from its architecture, its landscape, and the people who built it sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: CARCASSONNE, CITADEL, RAMPARTS, TOWERS, BATTLEMENTS, MERLONS, GATES, CASTLE, CHATEAU, DONJON, BASILICA, GOTHIC.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Fortified City of Carcassonne word list, defined
- CITADEL /ˈsɪtədəl/ · noun
- A citadel is a fortress, typically one commanding a city and usually situated in an elevated position, designed to protect or dominate it. It can also be used figuratively to mean a stronghold of some principle, belief, or institution. Related: fortress, stronghold, fort, bastion.
- RAMPARTS /ræmpɑːts/ · noun
- High walls or fortifications, especially those surrounding a castle or other fortified building. A raised platform or bank, especially one for seating or for a road. Related: walls, fortifications, parapets, battlements.
- TOWERS /ˈtaʊərz/ · noun
- A structure, typically tall and narrow, with a roof, used for various purposes such as defense, observation, or support. Related: skyscrapers, minarets, obelisks, columns.
- BATTLEMENTS /ˈbætəlmənts/ · noun
- Battlements are the low parapets built along the top of a castle wall or tower, typically having regular gaps (crenels) alternating with raised sections (merlons) to shelter defenders while allowing them to fire at attackers. Related: parapet, rampart, crenellation, bulwark.
- GATES /geɪts/ · noun
- A structure of wood, metal, or other material, serving as an entrance to a place, or a barrier to control access. A series of such structures, especially in a wall or fence. Related: entrance, portal, gateway, barrier.
- CASTLE /ˈkɑː.səl/ (UK), /ˈkæs.əl/ (US) · noun
- A large fortified building or group of buildings with thick walls, battlements, and often a moat, historically serving as a stronghold for royalty or nobility; in chess, an informal term for the rook. Related: fortress, citadel, stronghold, keep.
- CHATEAU /ʃæˈtoʊ/ · noun
- A large French country house or castle, especially one associated with nobility, vineyards, or grand rural estates; the term is also used for a wine estate, particularly in Bordeaux. Related: castle, manor, palace, mansion.
- DONJON /ˈdɒndʒən/ · noun
- The main tower or keep of a medieval castle, typically the strongest and most defensible structure at its heart, used as a last refuge and often as the lord's residence. Related: keep, fortress, citadel, stronghold.
- BASILICA /bəˈsɪlɪkə/ · noun
- A large, important Christian church building, typically having a longitudinal nave with side aisles and often a raised apse at one end; in the Roman Catholic Church, a basilica is also an official ecclesiastical rank conferred on certain churches. Related: church, cathedral, minster, temple.
- GOTHIC /ˈɡɒtɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of the Gothic style, especially in architecture, art, or literature. In the UK, also describing a style of music that originated in the late 1970s, characterized by its dark and introspective sound. Related: Gothic, Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance.
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