Vocabulary

moat

(ほり)

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

(しろ)などの要塞(ようさい)()(るい)周囲(しゅうい)()られた、(ふか)くて(はば)(ひろ)(みぞ)で、通常(つうじょう)(みず)()たされている。動物(どうぶつ)(えん)動物(どうぶつ)()()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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