moated

moat

M0358900 (mōt)n.1. A deep wide ditch, usually filled with water, typically surrounding a fortified medieval town, fortress, or castle as a protection against assault.2. A ditch similar to one surrounding a fortification: A moat separates the animals in the zoo from the spectators.tr.v. moat·ed, moat·ing, moats To surround with or as if with a moat.

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[Middle English mote, mound, moat (since both mounds and moats form part of fortifications), from Old French, mound; akin to Medieval Latin mota, perhaps of Germanic origin and akin to English mud.]

moated

(ˈməʊtɪd) adj (Fortifications) surrounded by a moat

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

moated - protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with waterprotected - kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find"

Translations

con fossato