1. moat - Noun
2. moat - Verb
3. Moat - Proper noun
A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.
To surround with a moat.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out. Victoria Beckham
I live in a house that was built in 1480. It has a moat around it. It is like a little baby castle. Bill Wyman
When I was five, we moved to Virginia and lived inside an old fort that was surrounded by a moat. So when I heard stories of American history, I felt as if those dramas were taking place right in my own backyard. Mary Pope Osborne
Capitalism is all about somebody coming and trying to take the castle. Now what you need is .... you need a castle that has some durable competitive advantage - some castle that has a moat around it. Warren Buffett
I have built a moat around myself, along with ways over that moat so that people can ask questions. Tim Berners-Lee
I thought a company that provides mutual-fund information could be a great business, because you could construct an effective moat by building large financial databases and customer lists and a strong brand name. Joseph D Mansueto