Moat and Stop

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

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

Nearby Word: moated

Stop noun - A brief halt in a journey.

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Moat and stop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Moat" instead a noun "Stop".

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

When the block seemed to stop working after they moved it to flood another section of the moat, Trott discovered that it was indeed still going, only it was filling the area inside their walls first.

Source: Lets Play / HAT Films
The Moat Monster is an invading pest that has infested the moat and become known for eating the guards as they cross the moat, rather than lots of moat monsters put in place as a defense to the kingdom to stop invaders (see KQ1 SCI, "See No Weevil", and "The Floating Castle").

Source: Video Game / King's Quest (2015)

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