castle in the air : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: castle in the air	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for castle in the air
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
castle in the air n absentminded dreaming while awake [syn: reverie, revery, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, air castle, castle in the air, castle in Spain]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion. 3. A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back. 4. A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook. {Castle in the air}, a visionary project; a baseless scheme; an air castle; -- sometimes called a {castle in Spain} (F. Ch[83]teau en Espagne). Syn: Fortress; fortification; citadel; stronghold. See {Fortress}.