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Definition of moat : 1. A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.
2. To surround with a moat.

Synonyms:

bell tower, game reserve, chatelaine, casbah, canal, captivity, castle, campanile, bailey, fosse, pound, nature reserve, game preserve, reservation, furrow, battlements, castellated, belfry, menagerie, preserve, petting zoo, trench, channel, chateau

cover, armor, aversion, answer, backfire, harbor, counterattack, retort, buffer, countermeasure, response, fortress, reply, protection, return, barricade, support, resistance, stronghold, safeguard, guard, shield, rebuttal, shelter, barrier, security, defense, argument, wall, screen

Usage examples:

• Go to the moat. - "The Way of the Gods", John Luther Long.
• Long ago the moat that surrounded the castle had been filled in. - "The Last Shot", Frederick Palmer.
• Presently they passed under a bridge and entered that part of the canal which forms a moat for the fortress. - "The Gadfly", E. L. Voynich.