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: a deep and wide trench around the rampart of a fortified place (such as a castle) that is usually filled with water
The moat can be crossed by a drawbridge.
2
: a channel resembling a moat (as about a seamount or for confinement of animals in a zoo)
A Bengal tiger stared at me from across the moat.
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Finally, the water in the moat may have been used to elevate stones.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
Plus, Nvidia is wisely building out its software ecosystem to widen its competitive moat.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
These powerful forecasting tools become a large part of their moat because the capital expenditure is not feasible for smaller-scale operators.
—Matt Hutchinson, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
Holt’s design included a pond for migrating birds, sculptural landscaping aligned to the solstices, star-viewing mounds, a sphere encircled by a moat that would reflect the moon, methane flares around the site that transformed landfill’s off-gassing into a design element, and wind turbines.
—Kirsten Swenson, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
Plus, Nvidia is wisely building out its software ecosystem to widen its competitive moat.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
These powerful forecasting tools become a large part of their moat because the capital expenditure is not feasible for smaller-scale operators.
—Matt Hutchinson, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
Holt’s design included a pond for migrating birds, sculptural landscaping aligned to the solstices, star-viewing mounds, a sphere encircled by a moat that would reflect the moon, methane flares around the site that transformed landfill’s off-gassing into a design element, and wind turbines.
—Kirsten Swenson, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Moat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moat. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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: a deep wide trench around the walls of a castle or fortress that is usually filled with water
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