Vocabulary

moat

堀(ほり)

B1 · Intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

a deep and wide trench around the rampart of a fortified place (such as a castle) that is usually filled with water; a channel that may be used for confinement of animals in a zoo

城(しろ)などの要塞(ようさい)の土(ど)塁(るい)の周囲(しゅうい)に掘(ほ)られた、深(ふか)くて幅(はば)の広(ひろ)い溝(みぞ)で、通常(つうじょう)は水(みず)が満(み)たされている。動物(どうぶつ)園(えん)で動物(どうぶつ)を閉(と)じ込(こ)めるために使(つか)われることもある水路(すいろ)。

Examples

  1. The moat surrounding the castle had gone dry centuries ago.
  2. The castle moat, according to myth, had alligators in it!

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