Pronunciation : Moat
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. mote hill, dike, bank, F. motte clod, turf: cf. Sp. & Pg. mota bank or mound of earth, It. motta clod, LL. mota, motta, a hill on which a fort is built, an eminence, a dike, Prov. G. mott bog earth heaped up; or perh. F. motte, and OF. mote, are
Definition : Defn: A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Moat
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To surround with a moat. Dryden.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913