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moated

moated

8.1
Has a wide water-filled ditch around it for protection
  • adjective
  • /ˈmoʊtɪd/
translation icon : rodeado de un foso
  • The old castle was once a moated fortress, shielded by a deep trench filled with water.
  • moated castle
  • moated house

Examples

  • In medieval times, many homes were moated to provide extra protection against invaders.

  • Faith was not a rock but a moated castle before polio deprived me of it.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia, and the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Maryland, were housed in moated fortresses that proclaimed their existence!

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Visitors marveled at the stunning moated estate, which was surrounded by a picturesque water-filled ditch.

Synonyms

gated
vsmoated
23 4.1

Has a closed entrance that only chosen people can enter

focuses on being protected by a water filled ditch rather than entry control
walled
vsmoated
7 2.3

Surrounded by walls, like a city or garden

is surrounded by a deep water filled ditch instead of solid barriers
fortified
vsmoated
5.1

A place with walls and towers that protect it

uses a water filled ditch as the main protective feature rather than built structures
bastioned
vsmoated
9.3

Having strong walls or defenses like a fortress

relies on a surrounding water filled ditch instead of projecting platforms

How Protected

fortified
5.1
moated
8.1
protected
1 2.0
exposed
1 3.4

Surface Forms

moated positive

Morphology

moated = moat (transparent) = moat + ed

Formed by adding the participial/adjectival suffix '-ed' to the noun 'moat', giving the straightforward meaning 'having a moat'.

Etymology

Moated comes from moat, a word from Old French for the deep ditch used around castles for defense, often filled with water. So, to be moated is to be 'surrounded' by that protective 'water ditch'.