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What is a moat?

What is a moat? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
  2. An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, either because of the nature of its products, services, franchise or other reason.
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Angkor Thom, the capital city built after the Cham sack of 1177, is surrounded by a 300-foot wide moat.
The moat was drained of water with only moss growing at the bottom and the outside walls crawling with thorny vines.
The magnificent Junagarh Fort, the main attraction of the place has a 986-meter long wall with 37 bastions, a moat and two entrances.
The sun was shining, the sakura were blooming, and about 20,000 people lay down in the grass around the castle moat and drank themselves silly.
Today was the first time I walked around its tranquil little garden and surveyed its moat.
I mean, with all this jingly jangly jewel stuff in our pockets, we'd make a lot of noise, even swimming in the moat.

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