MOAT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

Synonyms:

fosse; moat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("moat" is a kind of...):

trench (a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth)

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