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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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Posing in front of the Sleeping Beauty castle, Roberts sat on a bench and had her arm around her son, who faced away from the camera and looked out over the moat.
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Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
The area was surrounded by a large, unstable snow moat that was subject to rock and ice fall, posing a risk to recovery teams, according to the NPS.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 June 2024
Furthermore, if Google’s distribution is its strongest moat, its secret sauce is arguably the massive amounts of data that flows through its products every day—petabytes from web searches, YouTube videos, Map requests, customer reviews, and much more.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 May 2024
The moat is teeming with carp, and the grounds feature ruins from every period in the castle’s legacy.
—Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2023
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Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
The area was surrounded by a large, unstable snow moat that was subject to rock and ice fall, posing a risk to recovery teams, according to the NPS.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 June 2024
Furthermore, if Google’s distribution is its strongest moat, its secret sauce is arguably the massive amounts of data that flows through its products every day—petabytes from web searches, YouTube videos, Map requests, customer reviews, and much more.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 May 2024
The moat is teeming with carp, and the grounds feature ruins from every period in the castle’s legacy.
—Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2023
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“Moat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moat. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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moat
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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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