milecastle

milecastle

English

WOTD – 22 October 2022

Etymology

The remains of Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick) of Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, England, U.K.

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

Translations

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

Finnish: maililinnoitus German: Meilenkastell n Italian: castello miliare m Latin: castellum miliarium n Spanish: castillo miliar m Thai: ป้อมไมล์

References

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

Further reading

• milecastle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia