All moat synonyms
moat
M m noun moat
- trench — Richard Chenevix [shen-uh-vee] /ˈʃɛn ə vi/ (Show IPA), 1807–86, English clergyman and scholar, born in Ireland.
- gully — a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains.
- canal — A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area.
- channel — A channel is a television station.
- fosse — Robert Louis ("Bob") 1927–87, U.S. dancer, choreographer, and theater and film director.
- ditch — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- dyke — an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river: They built a temporary dike of sandbags to keep the river from flooding the town.
- earthwork — excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.
- defense — the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
- defence — Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.