Ditch vs. Moat — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ditch and Moat
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Ditch
A ditch is a small to moderate divot created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation.
Moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that is dug and surrounds a castle, fortification, building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices.
Ditch
A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.
Moat
A deep wide ditch, usually filled with water, typically surrounding a fortified medieval town, fortress, or castle as a protection against assault.
Ditch
To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in.
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Moat
A ditch similar to one surrounding a fortification
A moat separates the animals in the zoo from the spectators.
Ditch
To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow.
Moat
To surround with or as if with a moat.
Ditch
To drive (a vehicle) into a long narrow trench, as one beside a road.
Moat
A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
Ditch
To derail (a train).
Moat
An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, because of the nature of its products, services or franchise or for some other reason.
Ditch
To get rid of; discard
Ditched the old yard furniture.
Moat
A circular lowland between a resurgent dome and the walls of the caldera surrounding it.
Ditch
To get away from (a person, especially a companion).
Moat
(meteorology) A clear ring outside the eyewall of a tropical cyclone.
Ditch
To discontinue use of or association with
Ditch the job at the hamburger stand.
Moat
(obsolete) A hill or mound.
Ditch
To skip (class or school).
Moat
(transitive) To surround with a moat.
Ditch
To crash-land (an aircraft) on water.
Moat
A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.
Ditch
To dig a ditch.
Moat
To surround with a moat.
Ditch
To crash-land in water. Used of an aircraft or a pilot.
Moat
Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
Ditch
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.
The truck careered off the road into a ditch.
Ditch
(Ireland) A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top.
Ditch
Alternative form of deech
Ditch
(transitive) To discard or abandon.
Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.
Why did you ditch your last boyfriend? He was so nice to you.
Ditch
To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.
When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.
Ditch
(ambitransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.
Ditch
(intransitive) To dig ditches.
Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.
Ditch
(transitive) To dig ditches around.
The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.
Ditch
(transitive) To throw into a ditch.
The engine was ditched and turned on its side.
Ditch
Alternative form of deech
Ditch
A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse.
Ditch
Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.
Ditch
To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.
Ditch
To surround with a ditch.
Ditch
To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.
Ditch
To dig a ditch or ditches.
Ditch
A long narrow excavation in the earth
Ditch
Any small natural waterway
Ditch
Forsake;
Ditch a lover
Ditch
Throw away;
Chuck these old notes
Ditch
Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly;
The company dumped him after many years of service
She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man
Ditch
Make an emergency landing on water
Ditch
Crash or crash-land;
Ditch a car
Ditch a plane
Ditch
Cut a trench in, as for drainage;
Ditch the land to drain it
Trench the fields
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