ALL meanings of moat
moat
M m - noun moat A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defense against attack. 1
- noun moat a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle. 1
- noun moat any similar trench, as one used for confining animals in a zoo. 1
- noun moat trench around castle 1
- countable noun moat A moat is a deep, wide channel dug round a place such as a castle and filled with water, in order to protect the place from attack. 0
- noun moat a wide water-filled ditch surrounding a fortified place, such as a castle 0
- verb moat to surround with or as if with a moat 0
- noun moat a deep, broad ditch dug around a fortress or castle, and often filled with water, for protection against invasion 0
- verb transitive moat to surround with or as with a moat 0