moat

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /məʊt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /moʊt/

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Noun

Singular moat

Plural moats

1. (countable) A moat is a ditch around a castle.

Verb

Plain form moat

Third-person singular moats

Past tense moated

Past participle moated

Present participle moating

1. (transitive) If you moat a place, you surround that place with a moat.