moated

moated

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English moat
Middle English -ed
English -ed
English moated

    From moat + -ed.

    Adjective

    moated (not comparable)

    1. Surrounded with a moat
      • 2008 March 3, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “City on the Gulf: Koolhaas Lays Out a Grand Urban Experiment in Dubai”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        His goal is to imbue his waterfront enclave with enough complexity to provide a distilled version of the great metropolis within this moated sanctuary.

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