Synonyms of moat

moat

noun

as in ditch

a deep, wide excavation 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

Related Words

• ditch
• trench
• dike
• culvert
• ha-ha
• ravine
• fosse
• stank
• gutter
• drain
• gully
• sunk fence
• trough
• sheugh
• furrow
• acequia
• drill
• draw
• kennel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of moat

Bloomberg’s moat is not its AI capabilities but the ability to feed high-quality financial intelligence into AI systems continuously. — Harsh Verma, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Most companies were incentivized to create defensive moats around their products once they were sold to prevent competition from replacing them. — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026

Hundreds of British troops crisscrossed fields with thousands of metres of razor wire and dug a long ditch that was later partially filled with water to act as a moat to keep the Protestant marchers away from the Catholic enclave. — Amanda Ferguson Reuters, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026

Its towering, mostly unbroken face and narrow swimming pool suggested a rampart and a moat, but behind the concrete exterior, Caland eliminated every door save the guest bathroom. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026