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moated (ˈməʊtɪd) 

Definitions

adjective

  1. surrounded by a moat

moat (məʊt Pronunciation for moat ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. a wide water-filled ditch surrounding a fortified place, such as a castle

verb

  1. tr to surround with or as if with a moat ⇒ a moated grange

Word Origin

C14: from Old French motte mound

Example Sentences Including 'moated'

Arnold parked in the main street and walked back up the road towards the castle, crossed the moated bridge and entered the castle grounds.
Lewis, Roy A Trout in the Milk
Don't miss a visit to Kentwell Hall, one of England's finest moated Tudor houses.
Glasgow Herald (2002)
The day before Christmas 1585 she was moved from Tutbury to Chartley, a great moated manor in Staffordshire.
Jane Dunn ELIZABETH AND MARY: Cousins, Rivals, Queens (2003)
This Grade II listed 15th-century hall house stands on a moated 13th-century site, six miles from Church Stretton.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)

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