moated
Surrounded by water
Moated describes something surrounded by a moat—a water-filled trench serving as a defensive barrier.
The word typically modifies castles and fortified structures: a moated castle in the English countryside, the moated manor house.
Figuratively, it can suggest isolation or protection: Their moated estate kept the world at bay.
Hinged castle entrance span
- portcullisVertical sliding castle gate
- turretsSmall projecting towers
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- keepRetain or fortified tower
bastion · citadel · rampart · barbican · curtain wall · bailey · garrison · stronghold
Bounded on all sides
- encircledSurrounded on all sides
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
- insulatedShielded from heat loss
separated · enclosed · bounded · ringed · secluded · detached · removed · sequestered
Property and grounds
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- stately homeLarge historic aristocratic residence
- castleFortified medieval residence
- chateauFrench country mansion
ancestral seat · aristocratic · landed · palatial · country house · Tudor · Elizabethan · heritage
Obstruction preventing passage
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
stockade · palisade · entrenchment · earthwork · embankment · crocodiles · causeway · siege
drawbridge
Hinged castle entrance span
- portcullisVertical sliding castle gate
- turretsSmall projecting towers
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
keep · bastion · citadel · rampart · barbican · curtain wall · bailey · garrison · stronghold · parapet
surrounded
Bounded on all sides
- encircledSurrounded on all sides
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
insulated · separated · enclosed · bounded · ringed · secluded · detached · removed · sequestered · cloistered
estate
Property and grounds
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- stately homeLarge historic aristocratic residence
- castleFortified medieval residence
chateau · ancestral seat · aristocratic · landed · palatial · country house · Tudor · Elizabethan · heritage · historic
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
bulwark · stockade · palisade · entrenchment · earthwork · embankment · crocodiles · causeway · siege · impregnable
moatedunprotected
Without safeguard or shield
unfortified · defenseless · undefended · exposed · vulnerable
moatedaccessible
Able to be reached
approachable · open · unenclosed · unbounded · integrated
- castle moatWater trench around fortification
- moated castlesStrongholds with water barriers