Bible Dictionaries
Moat

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To surround with a moat.

(2):

(n.) A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Moat'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/moat.html. 1828.