1. surrounded by a moat (a water-filled ditch around a castle or fortified building)

Examples

• The moated castle stood majestically on the hill.
• Medieval lords built moated manor houses for protection.
• The moated fortress was nearly impossible to attack.
• Visitors crossed a drawbridge to enter the moated stronghold.
• The moated grange was surrounded by dark water.
• Few moated castles remain intact today.