Moat and River

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Moat noun - Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water.

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River and moat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "River" instead a noun "Moat".

Nearby Word: moated

River noun - A large natural stream of water (larger than a creek).

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Moat and river are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Moat" instead a noun "River".

Nearby Words: rive, riverside, riverine

It's surrounded by a moat built by diverting a river, with locks to let him raise and lower the water level and wash them away.

Source: Literature / Leiningen Versus the Ants
In the second volume of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, as the Martian invasion of London continues, Nemo contemplates blowing up the bridges to turn the Thames river into London's moat and stymie the invaders.

Source: Dehumanizing Insult
Normally, you would need to follow the moat river to another section of the level to find a boat which acts as a platform, as shown here.

Source: Video Game / Gex

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