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moat
[moht]
noun
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, such as a town or a castle.
any trench, such as one used for confining animals in a zoo.
a competitive advantage a business has in its field.
The company's moat was reduced when the patent on the devices they sold expired.
moat
/ əʊ /
noun
a wide water-filled ditch surrounding a fortified place, such as a castle
verb
(tr) to surround with or as if with a moat
a moated grange
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of moat1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of moat1
Example Sentences
We’re in a moment right now where we seem to have a leader or a government that’s terrified of the outside world and wants to say, “OK, let’s build a moat and America first.”
Zoom in, and one will see there’s a large “emporium” to greet guests — and shoppers — on Main Street, U.S.A., as well as a castle-like moat to mark the entrance to Fantasyland.
Inversely, if you’ve got money to spend and find secret fireplaces a little too tacky, good news: How does a fire moat sound?
Kicking through a moat with a brass band on an in-the-round riser that vaulted him over the main stage field.
Parks and open spaces in Mandalay have turned into makeshift camps, as have the banks of the moat that runs around the palace.
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