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
Create an Ant Moat If your feeder isn't designed with a water-fillable moat that ants aren't eager to cross, add your own.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
Sure enough, the scans and photos showed traces of ancient Roman walls, a moat and several entrances.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Put simply: Every interaction is more data that can be added to the moat.
—Barry Libert, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Choose a feeder with an ant moat cup that hangs above the nectar container.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
Sure enough, the scans and photos showed traces of ancient Roman walls, a moat and several entrances.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Put simply: Every interaction is more data that can be added to the moat.
—Barry Libert, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Choose a feeder with an ant moat cup that hangs above the nectar container.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moat
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Stay informed and follow these tips from the NWS to ensure safety during heavy rainfall: Beware of swollen waterways: Avoid parking or walking in close proximity to culverts or drainage ditches, as the swiftly moving water during heavy rain can potentially carry you away.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
3 July 2025
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The driver of the minivan, a 49-year-old man, was found in a ditch off the road with minor injuries.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Over the June The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finally got their record highs on Friday after an impressive comeback from April trenches.—
Sara Salinas,Jacob Pramuk,Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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Ted Danson invited Fred Armisen on his podcast this week (the one called Where Everybody Knows Your Name), and the two comedy veterans talked about their years in the television trenches.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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During the evening hours, the Colt dike breaks, and two are drowned.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Minute-scale dynamics of recurrent dike intrusions in Iceland with fiber-optic geodesy UNESCO.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Follow these recommendations from the NWS to stay safe in heavy rain: Beware of swollen waterways: Avoid parking or walking in close proximity to culverts or drainage ditches, as the swiftly moving water during heavy rain can potentially carry you away.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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Plugged culverts, rocks and debris on roads, and water and mud over roads are common during moderate to heavy rains.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Not ha-ha funny but rather the hard-to-define, hard-to-precisely-quantify, kind of funny, like how the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is funny.—
Seth Matlins,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Photo : Will Eastwick-Field; Savills Terraced lawns lead to a ha-ha at the garden’s southern edge.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Still, leaping over a 100-foot ravine with a baby clinging to your back seems like a daring choice.—
Skylar Knight,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Clean gutters regularly so water flows away from your house and doesn’t back up into the soffits and under the roofline.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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According to specifications provided by INDOT, the roundabout will consist of a 140-foot diameter roundabout with one 19-foot circulatory travel lane bordered by concrete curb and gutter and a 15-foot truck apron.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Moat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moat. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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