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
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Recent Examples of moat
These powerful forecasting tools become a large part of their moat because the capital expenditure is not feasible for smaller-scale operators.
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Matt Hutchinson, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
Holt’s design included a pond for migrating birds, sculptural landscaping aligned to the solstices, star-viewing mounds, a sphere encircled by a moat that would reflect the moon, methane flares around the site that transformed landfill’s off-gassing into a design element, and wind turbines.
—Kirsten Swenson, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024
Corbi’s client, a business mogul and avid watersports fan, saw a dual use for his moat and plans to use it as a race track for his alpha pals, too.
—Simon Usborne, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
The only thing that seems to be missing is the moat.
—Judy Garrison, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
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Matt Hutchinson, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
Holt’s design included a pond for migrating birds, sculptural landscaping aligned to the solstices, star-viewing mounds, a sphere encircled by a moat that would reflect the moon, methane flares around the site that transformed landfill’s off-gassing into a design element, and wind turbines.
—Kirsten Swenson, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024
Corbi’s client, a business mogul and avid watersports fan, saw a dual use for his moat and plans to use it as a race track for his alpha pals, too.
—Simon Usborne, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
The only thing that seems to be missing is the moat.
—Judy Garrison, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moat
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During the interview with police, the couple admitted to disposing of the child’s body in a ditch in Mequon before arriving in Chicago.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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According to police accounts: The case began in 1959, when a child’s bones were found in a ditch off Davis Road in Mequon, Wisconsin, north of Milwaukee and about a five-hour’s drive from Houghton in the Upper Peninsula.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
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For your next evening out on the town, use Hailey’s outfit formula—layer lace tights beneath a semi-sheer skirt, and add a leather trench on top.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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Just chop up your pumpkins into small pieces and bury them directly in your beds in 12-inch-deep trenches.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
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The ground nearby was inflated, indicating the presence of magma below, and now a swarm of earthquakes threatened to funnel the underground dike toward the village.Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Most hunters walk the dikes bordering these waters and hope that the swans will fly low enough for pass-shooting.Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
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By 1958, part of the stream in Elm Grove was developed over, and routed into a concrete culvert, which no longer absorbed the water as the wetland did.Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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In May 2015, one pipeline ruptured and gushed oil into a culvert under Highway 101 and eventually discharged into the Pacific Ocean.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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There’s one last ha-ha to be had: Jankie is revived and the cast participates in one last Jankie singalong!Nick Caruso, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2024
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Photo: Courtesy of Unique Homestays Inside, sash windows overlook the lawn, down to the ha-ha and the curving Dart beyond, which is tidal and offers a constantly changing view.Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
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The Park Fire began July 24 at a park in Chico when a man pushed a burning car down a grassy ravine in 100-degree temperatures.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Travelers on Interstate 75 near London, Kentucky, are surrounded by the massive Daniel Boone National Forest, dense with trees, hills, cliffs and ravines.Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2024
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There were no nukes screaming across the open sea to knock our planet’s assembly of nations into history’s gutters of Armageddon.Will Cady, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
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Walz, 60, was tapped by Harris as her running mate in part because of his blue-collar appeal – a happy-go-lucky, flannel-wearing former high school teacher and football coach, who is cast as the everyday dad, fixing a car and repairing house gutters in campaign videos.Joey Garrison, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Moat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moat. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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