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moat

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Synonyms and Antonyms of moat

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

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of moat

ha-ha, stank [British dialect], sunk fence

dike, ditch, fosse (or foss), gutter, sheugh [chiefly Scottish], trench, trough

acequia [Southwest], culvert, drain, draw, gully (also gulley), ravine

drill, furrow

kennel

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