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Meanings
- moat, fosse
- canal, ditch
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The castle's moat was filled with water.
A bridge was built to cross the moat.
In the past, this moat served the role of protecting the castle.
The water in the moat dried up and the fish died.
This moat, dug during the Edo period, still remains in the city and attracts many tourists as a historic waterway.
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