moat 
moat definition
moat (mōt)
noun
a deep, broad ditch dug around a fortress or castle, and often filled with water, for protection against invasion
Etymology: ME mote < OFr, orig., mound, embankment, prob. < Gmc *motta, heap of earth
transitive verb
to surround with or as with a moat
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