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What (who) is moat - definition

DRY OR WATERY DITCH SURROUNDING A FORTIFICATION OR TOWN

Moats; Moated; Expanded moat; Castle moat; Cross ditch

moat

¦ noun a deep, wide defensive ditch surrounding a castle or town, typically filled with water.

¦ verb [often as adjective moated] surround with a moat.

Origin

ME: from OFr. mote 'mound'.

Moat

·vt To surround with a moat.

II. Moat ·noun A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.

moat

(moats)

A moat is a deep, wide channel dug round a place such as a castle and filled with water, in order to protect the place from attack.

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Moat

A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that is dug and surrounds a castle, fortification, building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices. In older fortifications, such as hillforts, they are usually referred to simply as ditches, although the function is similar. In later periods, moats or water defences may be largely ornamental. They could also act as a sewer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moat

Examples of use of moat

1. On immigration, Republicans are digging the moat.

2. Muhammad ibn Maslamah and others said: «During the Moat Encounter our nights were days.

3. The Prophet himself and his companions worked hard to dig the moat.

4. Only a moat 12ft deep and 12ft across keeps the bears and human onlookers apart.

5. To enter the building, you must cross pedestrian bridges over a moat, though unlike the Water Cube, where the moat is an elegant aesthetic addition to the building, the basketball stadium‘s moat is designed to hide underground access to VIP parking, according to Chen Xiaobing, a press officer for the facility.