Topic: DEFENCE
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | mote, motte 'small hill (on which a castle was built)' |
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moat
[countable]
[countable]1PMD a deep wide hole, usually filled with water, dug around a castle as a defence
2DLTHBA a deep wide hole dug around an area used for animals in a zoo to stop them from escaping
—moated adjective
