moat
noun/məʊt/
/məʊt/
- a deep wide channel that was dug around a castle, etc. and filled with water to make it more difficult for enemies to attack
- The castle was ringed by a moat spanned by a wooden drawbridge.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French mote ‘mound’.Want to learn more?
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