castle moat
Water-filled defensive trench
A castle moat is the water-filled ditch surrounding a castle's walls, serving as a defensive barrier against attack.
The term is somewhat redundant—moats are already associated with castles—but appears in children's books and casual descriptions: The castle moat was home to swans and legend had it, a crocodile.
- stone bridgeRock structure spanning water
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- waterClear essential liquid
- body of waterSignificant natural liquid accumulation
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
defense · turret · crocodile · stone · siege · knight · knight in armor · battlements · dungeon · wall · ditch · barrier · stronghold · fortification · algae · stagnant water · muddy · deep
- water systemswater pipes, water pipe, water storage, water line, irrigation ditches
- ponds and reservoirsfarm pond, garden pond, koi pond, fish pond, duck pond
defensive barrier type
castle moatcastle wall
rampart · curtain wall · battlement · palisade · parapet
access function
castle moatdrawbridge
Hinged castle entrance span
gatehouse · causeway · bridge · sally port · portcullis