noun · Places & Buildings

moat

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The meaning (definition) of the word moat

a deep ring of water around a castle

The word moat used in a sentence

The castle has a wide moat filled with water around it.

The plural of the word moat

moats

How the word moat is said around the world

Frenchfossé (fawsay)
Spanishfoso (fohsoh)
Mandarin护城河 (hù chéng hé)
Hindiखाई (ky)
Arabicخندق (khahndahk)
Russianров (rov)
Portuguese (EU)fosso (fohsuu)
Portuguese (BR)fosso (fohsuu)
Japanese (hori)
GermanGraben (grahbuhn)
Urduکھائی (ky)
Punjabiਖਾਈ (ky)
Korean해자 외호 (haeja oeho)
Hebrewתְעָלַת מָגֵן (tahlaht mahgaynuh)
Greekτάφρος (taphros)
Dutchgracht (ghrahkht)
Tagalogkanal (kahnahl)
Vietnamesehào nước (how newuhurky)
Turkishhendek (handek)
Persianخندق (khahndahk)
Polishfosa (fawsah)
Ukrainianрів (riv)
Bengaliপরিখা (pohreekah)
Swedishvallgrav (vahlgrahv)
Italianfossato (fohssahtoh)

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