transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmōt ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English mote, from Anglo-French mote, motte mound, moat
Date: 14th century
1. : a deep and wide trench around the rampart of a fortified place (as a castle) that is usually filled with water
2. : a channel resembling a moat (as about a seamount or for confinement of animals in a zoo)
• moat·ed ˈmō-təd adjective
• moat·like -ˌlīk adjective
[
moat 1
]