Defense
Moat
Moat noun - Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water.
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Nearby Word: moated
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Digging a moat as deep as you cannote About 15 blocks deep before hitting the indestructible bedrock and filling it with trunk tips makes for a very efficient zombie defense.
Source: Video Game / 7 Days to Die - Both sides use pretty smart tactics in the final battle, including a burning moat that the humans use for defense.
Source: Film / Jack the Giant Slayer -
The Tower: The only kind of fortress that was built in the village, with no walls nor any type of defense around except the moat.
Source: Film / The War Lord
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