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Noun Concept
Categories: Water, Castle architecture, Engineering barrages, Masonry
EN
moat  fosse  castle moat  cross ditch  Expanded moat
EN
Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water WordNet 3.0
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Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that is dug and surrounds a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. Wikipedia
Type of fortification. Wikipedia Disambiguation
A ditch or moat. Wiktionary
A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation. Wiktionary
Defensive ditch. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
trench
fortification
AZ
Antropogen relyef
PART OF
fortification
Tower of London
Kirby Muxloe Castle
Caverswall Castle
Bolton Castle
+11 relations
HAS KIND
anti-tank trench
City moat
Moats
defensive fighting position
HAS INSTANCE
Asserbo charterhouse
Calypso Deep
Birmingham Manor House
Stadsgraven
Clawdd-du
+21 relations
DIFFERENT FROM
PL
Fosa
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
moat, fosse
Wikipedia
EN
moat
Wikidata
EN
moat
Wiktionary
EN
fosse, moat
Wikipedia Redirections
EN
castle moat, cross ditch, Expanded moat, moated, moats
Wikidata Alias
EN
moats

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