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Moat vs Moated - What's the difference?

moat | moated |

As a noun moat

is .

As an adjective moated is

surrounded with a moat.

moat

English

(wikipedia moat)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
  • An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, either because of the nature of its products, services, franchise or other reason.

    • Synonyms

    * fosse

    See also

    * cunette

    Anagrams

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    moated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Surrounded with a moat
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=March 3, author=Nicolai Ouroussoff, title=City on the Gulf: Koolhaas Lays Out a Grand Urban Experiment in Dubai, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=His goal is to imbue his waterfront enclave with enough complexity to provide a distilled version of the great metropolis within this moated sanctuary. }}