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1
: a deep and wide trench around the rampart of a fortified place (such as a castle) that is usually filled with water
The moat can be crossed by a drawbridge.
2
: a channel resembling a moat (as about a seamount or for confinement of animals in a zoo)
A Bengal tiger stared at me from across the moat.
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Instead, the United States and its allies and partners must find scale together, through a defensive moat against Chinese exports.
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Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
Insurers preserve the complexity and fragmentation of the current system as a moat against competition.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Takeaway Overall, Shopify is a great business with a moat and is likely to obtain a higher return on equity than its costs of capital for many years.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The integrated ecosystem approach means that even if the underlying AI is commoditized, the user experience can create a moat around the product.
—Yi Shi, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
Insurers preserve the complexity and fragmentation of the current system as a moat against competition.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Takeaway Overall, Shopify is a great business with a moat and is likely to obtain a higher return on equity than its costs of capital for many years.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The integrated ecosystem approach means that even if the underlying AI is commoditized, the user experience can create a moat around the product.
—Yi Shi, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for moat
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“Moat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moat. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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: a deep wide trench around the walls of a castle or fortress that is usually filled with water
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