Moat

/məʊt/

Synonyms for "moat" (156 found)

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Closest matches (32)

abri abysm abyssapproach trenchaqueductarch damarroyo backstopbamboo curtainbank bar barrage barrierbear-trap dambeaver damboombox canyonbreach break breakwater

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breastworkbrick wallbuffer bulkhead bulwark bunker canal canalization canyon cavity channel chap

Strong matches (46)

chasm check chimney chink cleft cleuch clough cofferdam colcommunication trenchcoulee couloir countermine coupure crack cranny crevasse crevice crimp cut

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cwm dam defense defile dell dike ditch dongadouble sapdraw dugout earthwork embankment entrenchment excavation fault fencefire trenchfissure flaw flumeflying sap

Noun(4 words)

competitive advantagedefensive ditcheconomic moatfortification ditch

Related words (78)

fortified tunnelfosse foxhole fracture furrow gallery gap gape gash gate goffer gorgegravity damgroin groove gulch gulf gully gutterha ha

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ha-ha holehydraulic-fill damincisioniron curtainjam jetty joint kennel kloof leakleaping weirlevee logjam milldam mine mole mound notch nullah opening parallel parapet pass passage pleat portcullis rampart ravine rent rift rime roadblockrock-fill damrupture sap scissure seam seawallshutter damslitslit trenchslot splitstone wallsunk fencetrench trough tunnel valley void wadi wall weirwicket damwork

Noun(2 words)

fossewater-filled trench

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries

defensive structureeconomic concepttrench

More specific

5 entries

brand moatcost moatdry moatnetwork moatwater moat

Collocations

5 entries

castle moatdefensive moatdry moatsurrounding moatwater moat

Inflections

1 entries

moats

Derivations

2 entries

moated moatless

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Most castles have a moat surrounding them.

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Many castles are encircled by a moat.

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A woman crossed a castle moat to rescue a stranded old dog.

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There's a moat around the castle.

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