milecastle

English

WOTD – 22 October 2022

Etymology

From mile +‎ castle.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: mīlʹ-käs'-əl, IPA(key): /ˈmaɪlˌkɑːsl̩/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (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

Translations

References

  1. ^ “milecastle, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2022.

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