Moated

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Surrounded with a moat not-comparable

    "His goal is to imbue his waterfront enclave with enough complexity to provide a distilled version of the great metropolis within this moated sanctuary."

Adjective
  1. 1
    protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water wordnet

Example

More examples

"His goal is to imbue his waterfront enclave with enough complexity to provide a distilled version of the great metropolis within this moated sanctuary."

Etymology

From moat + -ed.

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