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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
moat/məʊt/

▶noun a deep, wide defensive ditch surrounding a castle or town, typically filled with water. ▶verb (often as adj. moated) surround with a moat.

– origin ME: from OFr. mote ‘mound’.

'moat' also found in these Oxford entries:

drawbridge - motte

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