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Definition of moat
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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Vince Staples Not even a massive moat of mud could keep thousands of rap lovers away from the Long Beach MC's Friday headlining set at Jubilee.
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There are four areas: the moat, the exhibit, the indoor exhibit and behind the scenes.
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There are two 18-hole mini golf courses that feature a giant castle, waterfalls, rivers, mountains and a moat.
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The 18-foot-wide moat at Audubon meant Casey couldn’t get out after coming to New Orleans in 2002, curator Dan Mahoney told The Associated Press in 2004.
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The 18-foot-wide moat at Audubon meant Casey couldn’t get out after coming to New Orleans in 2002, curator Dan Mahoney told The Associated Press in 2004.
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The 18-foot-wide moat at Audubon meant Casey couldn’t get out after coming to New Orleans in 2002, curator Dan Mahoney told The Associated Press in 2004.
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Elvis Presley went from lean Hillbilly Cat to Famed Icon surrounded by a moat of enablers to Bloated Junkie Corpse.
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The best of the silks’ rooms face out across a low dry moat to the gardens of Lincoln’s Inn—one of the four Inns of Court, along with Gray’s Inn, Inner Temple, and Middle Temple, all less than a mile apart.
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Origin and Etymology of moat
Middle English mote, from Anglo-French mote, motte mound, moat
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MOAT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of moat for English Language Learners
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: a deep, wide ditch that is usually filled with water and that goes around the walls of a place (such as a castle) to protect it from being attacked
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: a deep wide ditch around the walls of a castle or fort that is usually filled with water
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