English abbreviation dictionary - moat
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~ n 1 a deep wide hole, usually filled with water, around a castle or fort as a defence 2 a deep wide hole dug around an area used for animals in a zoo to stop them from escaping - moated adj ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(moats) A moat is a deep, wide channel dug round a place such as a castle and filled with water, in order to protect the place from attack. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English mote, from Anglo-French mote, motte mound, ~ Date: 14th century 1. a deep and wide trench around the rampart of a fortified place (as a castle) that is usually filled with water 2. a channel resembling a ~ (as about a seamount or for confinement of animals in a zoo) • ~ed adjective • ~like adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. a deep defensive ditch round a castle, town, etc., usu. filled with water. --v.tr. surround with or as with a moat. Etymology: ME mot(e) f. OF mote, motte mound ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1300, from O.Fr. mote, from M.L. mota "mound, fortified height," probably from Gaul. mutt, mutta. Sense has shifted from the castle mound to the ditch dug around it. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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