moat

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q88480}}A deep, wide [[defensive]] [[ditch]], normally filled with [[water]], surrounding a [[fortified]] [[habitation]].
2. {{lb|en|business|figurative}} A [[characteristic]] of a [[business]] that [[enhance]]s its [[resilience]] against [[competitive]] [[pressure]]s, [[arising]] from the [[inherent]] [[nature]] of its [[product]]s, [[service]]s, [[brand]], or other [[structural]] [[advantage]]s.
3. A circular [[lowland]] between a resurgent dome and the walls of the [[caldera]] surrounding it.
4. {{lb|en|meteorology}} A clear ring outside the [[eyewall]] of a [[tropical cyclone]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[hill]] or [[mound]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[surround]] with a moat.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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