moat

US /moʊt/
UK /moʊt/
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堀

a deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defense against attack

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The ancient castle was protected by a wide moat.
その古い城は広い堀で守られていた。
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They had to cross the moat to enter the fortress.
彼らは要塞に入るために堀を渡らなければならなかった。
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堀で囲む

to surround (a place) with a moat

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The engineers planned to moat the entire perimeter of the new defense facility.
エンジニアたちは新しい防衛施設の全周を堀で囲む計画を立てた。
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The villagers decided to moat their settlement to deter invaders.
村人たちは侵略者を阻止するために、集落を堀で囲むことにした。
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moated