dungeon
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- noun
- /ˈdʌn.dʒən/
- Archaic
:
torre del homenaje
- The dark stone walls of the dungeon were thick enough to withstand a siege.
- medieval dungeons
- castle dungeon
- tower dungeon
Examples
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He is being held here, in the dungeons of this castle.
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I can even show you the dungeon.
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It's in the dungeon at the end of the garden.
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Perhaps your men would like to follow you to the dungeon.
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First the dungeon: then the tower.
Fiction book (1998) -
You know what the palace is, 24 living rooms and a dungeon.
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Yeah, but the dungeon's on the other side of the castle.
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There's a belfry, a swamp and the dungeon down below.
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We've searched the castle from turret to dungeon.
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Like if taken out of a storybook, it has strong watchtowers, a moat, drawbridges, and dungeons!
Blog text (7)
Synonyms
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The main strong tower in a castle
The main tower of a medieval castle where people live and defend the castle
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dungeon originally meant the strongest tower of a castle, from donjon and Latin dominus 'lord', because it was the lord's main, safe building. That's why dungeon can still mean the castle's main tower.