moat

4 letters in word "moat": A M O T.

Anagrams of moat:

• atom

Words found within moat:

am at ma mat mo moa mot oat om ta tam tao to tom

• Definitions:
• ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
• A moat is deep, broad trench surrounding a structure, installation, or town.
• A deep trench usually filled with water that surrounded a castle.
• A wide and deep ditch, filled with water, surrounding a castle, for its defence.
• The annular lowland between the resurgent dome and the walls of a large caldera.
• A ring of reduced precipitation and radar reflectivity just outside the eyewall of a tropical cyclone or between inner and outer concentric eyewalls. In many tropical cyclones, this is a distinct minimum of precipitation, with higher precipitation rates occurring farther from the center.
• The ditch surrounding a castle or fortification, generally filled with water, to deter besieging forces from access to the walls.
• A ditch surrounding a castle or fort with or without water. First line of defense.
• Originally a defensive feature, moats came to valued for ornamental reasons. A canal placed round a garden for decorative reasons can also be described as a moat.
• a ditch around a castle or settlement to help defend it, usually filled with water
• A moat is a deep ditch round a castle.
• A deep, wide trench, often filled with water, that served as a barrier around a fortified castle.
• the gap between snow and ice and a rock wall.
• A trench filled with water dug around the castle. It was often filled with sharp and dangerous objects like rusty metal and glass. Inhabitants of the area often also threw refuse in it, contributing to the stink of the area.
• A deep trench dug around a castle to prevent access from the surrounding land. It could be either left dry or filled with water.
• The ditch surrounding a castle, filled with water when the castle was on a stream or river, but most often just a dry ditch. When wet, they did not contain alligators, but there was other revolting stuff in them.
• a ditch that is dug around the castle that is filled with water
• a water-filled, protective ditch that surrounds the castle
• A deep defensive ditch that surrounds the wall of a fortified town or castle and is usually filled with water.

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