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    moat

    US /mot/

    ・

    UK /məʊt/

    C1
    n. (c.)Countable NounWater-filled ditch surrounding a castle
    The attacking army crossed the moat and stormed the castle

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    The world's only float-through McDonalds

    02:34The world's only float-through McDonalds
    • this is not a McDonald's with a moat around it where there's a queue of kayaks lining up for each window in turn.

      this is not a McDonald's with a moat around it where there's a queue of kayaks lining up for each window in turn.

    B1

    Exploring Wakayama City | Osaka Side-Trip

    07:10Exploring Wakayama City | Osaka Side-Trip
    • Another spot worth seeing is the Ohashi-roka, a unique sloping bridge leading out of the garden and across a section of castle moat.

      Another spot worth seeing is the Ohashi-roka, a unique sloping bridge leading out of the garden and across a section of castle moat.

    • Another spot worth seeing is the Ohashi-rouka, a unique sloping bridge leading out of the garden and across a section of castle moat.

      Another spot worth seeing is the Ohashi-rouka, a unique sloping bridge leading out of the garden and across a section of castle moat.

    B1

    Practice Your English Pronunciation final /t/ vs /d/ Sounds | Course #27

    19:18Practice Your English Pronunciation final /t/ vs /d/ Sounds | Course #27
    • Please watch how I move my mouth and repeat after me. and and at add beat bead bent bend bet bed blurt blurred bought bored bright bride but but bud cart card cat cad clot clod cot cod cute cute cued debt dead ate aid faint feigned fat fad fate fade feet feed float flowed font fond gloat glowed goat goad got god grid grit grid hat had haunt horned heart hard heat heed height hide hit hid hurt heard kit kid mat mad meant mend meet mead moat mowed mount mound meet need not nod oat owed pant panned pat pad peat peed purt purred plate played plot plod port poured pot pod punt panned quit quit root rude sat sad scant scanned sent send set said sheet sheed slight slide slit slid sight side sight side skit skid spent spend spite spied spurt spurred sped state stayed stunt stunned sought sawed tart tarred tent tend tight tied tint tinned trot trod wait weighed right ride Excellent, guys.

      Please watch how I move my mouth and repeat after me. and and at add beat bead bent bend bet bed blurt blurred bought bored bright bride but but bud cart card cat cad clot clod cot cod cute cute cued debt dead ate aid faint feigned fat fad fate fade feet feed float flowed font fond gloat glowed goat goad got god grid grit grid hat had haunt horned heart hard heat heed height hide hit hid hurt heard kit kid mat mad meant mend meet mead moat mowed mount mound meet need not nod oat owed pant panned pat pad peat peed purt purred plate played plot plod port poured pot pod punt panned quit quit root rude sat sad scant scanned sent send set said sheet sheed slight slide slit slid sight side sight side skit skid spent spend spite spied spurt spurred sped state stayed stunt stunned sought sawed tart tarred tent tend tight tied tint tinned trot trod wait weighed right ride Excellent, guys.

    • "And." "At" "Add" "Beat" "Bead" "Bent" "Bend" "Bet" "Bed" "Blurt" "Blurred" "Bought" "Board" "Bright" "Bride" "But" "Bud" "Cart" "Card" "Cat" "Cad" "Clot" "Claude" "Cot" "Cod" "Cute" "Cued" "Debt" "Dead" "Eight" "Aid" "Faint" "Famed" "Fat" "Fad" "Fate" "Fade" "Feet" "Feed" "Float" "Fload" "Font" "Gloat" "Gload" "Goat" "Goad" "Got" "God" "Grit" "Grid" "Hat" "Had" "Haunt" "Haunt" "Heart" "Hard" "Heat" "Heed" "Height" "Hide" "Hit" "Hid" "Hurt" "Heard" "Kit" "Kid" "Mat" "Mad" "Ment" "Mend" "Meat" "Mead" "Moat" "Mode" "Mount" "Mound" "Meat" "Need" "Not" "Nod" "Oat" "Ode" "Pant" "Pand" "Pat" "Pad" "Peat" "Peed" "Pert" "Perd" "Plate" "Played" "Plot" "Plaud" "Port" "Poured" "Pot" "Pod" "Punt" "Pund" "Quit" "Quid" "Root" "Rude" "Sat" "Sad" "Scanned" "Scanned" "Sent" "Send" "Set" "Sed" "Sheet" "Sheed" "Slight" "Slide" "Slit" "Slid" "Site" "Side" "Site" "Side" "Skit" "Skid" "Spent" "Spend" "Spite" "Spide" "Spurt" "Spurred" "State" "Stayed" "Stunt" "Stunned" "Saught" "Sawed" "Tart" "Tard" "Tent" "Tend" "Tight" "Tide" "Tint" "Tinned" "Trot" "Trod" "Weight" "Wade" "Right" "Ride" Excellent, guys.

      "And." "At" "Add" "Beat" "Bead" "Bent" "Bend" "Bet" "Bed" "Blurt" "Blurred" "Bought" "Board" "Bright" "Bride" "But" "Bud" "Cart" "Card" "Cat" "Cad" "Clot" "Claude" "Cot" "Cod" "Cute" "Cued" "Debt" "Dead" "Eight" "Aid" "Faint" "Famed" "Fat" "Fad" "Fate" "Fade" "Feet" "Feed" "Float" "Fload" "Font" "Gloat" "Gload" "Goat" "Goad" "Got" "God" "Grit" "Grid" "Hat" "Had" "Haunt" "Haunt" "Heart" "Hard" "Heat" "Heed" "Height" "Hide" "Hit" "Hid" "Hurt" "Heard" "Kit" "Kid" "Mat" "Mad" "Ment" "Mend" "Meat" "Mead" "Moat" "Mode" "Mount" "Mound" "Meat" "Need" "Not" "Nod" "Oat" "Ode" "Pant" "Pand" "Pat" "Pad" "Peat" "Peed" "Pert" "Perd" "Plate" "Played" "Plot" "Plaud" "Port" "Poured" "Pot" "Pod" "Punt" "Pund" "Quit" "Quid" "Root" "Rude" "Sat" "Sad" "Scanned" "Scanned" "Sent" "Send" "Set" "Sed" "Sheet" "Sheed" "Slight" "Slide" "Slit" "Slid" "Site" "Side" "Site" "Side" "Skit" "Skid" "Spent" "Spend" "Spite" "Spide" "Spurt" "Spurred" "State" "Stayed" "Stunt" "Stunned" "Saught" "Sawed" "Tart" "Tard" "Tent" "Tend" "Tight" "Tide" "Tint" "Tinned" "Trot" "Trod" "Weight" "Wade" "Right" "Ride" Excellent, guys.

    B2

    Big Tech in panic mode... Did DeepSeek R1 just pop the AI bubble?

    03:37Big Tech in panic mode... Did DeepSeek R1 just pop the AI bubble?
    • Last week, Chinese company DeepSeek shocked the world when they walked right over OpenAI's moat by releasing the open-source R1 model.

      Last week, Chinese company DeepSeek shocked the world when they walked right over OpenAI's moat by releasing the open-source R1 model.

    • Last week Chinese company DeepSeek shocked the world when they walked right over OpenAI's moat by releasing the open-source R1 model.

      Last week Chinese company DeepSeek shocked the world when they walked right over OpenAI's moat by releasing the open-source R1 model.

    B1

    Test Your Personality, Improve Your English!

    17:10Test Your Personality, Improve Your English!
    • No moat, which usually goes around a castle.

      No moat, which usually goes around a castle.

    • No moat, which usually goes around a castle.

      No moat, which usually goes around a castle.

    A2

    Halloween Costume Party ? | Phineas and Ferb Halloween | Disney XD

    04:31Halloween Costume Party ? | Phineas and Ferb Halloween | Disney XD
    • With a moat?

      With a moat?

    • Who delivers a moat?

      Who delivers a moat?

    B2

    Experience a QUIET JAPAN 🇯🇵 10 things you MUST DO in FUKUOKA Itinerary 🇯🇵 | Japan Travel Guide

    15:08Experience a QUIET JAPAN 🇯🇵 10 things you MUST DO in FUKUOKA Itinerary 🇯🇵 | Japan Travel Guide
    • This pond used to be part of the moat of Fukuoka Castle, hence the name of the park since Ohori is moat in Japanese.

      This pond used to be part of the moat of Fukuoka Castle, hence the name of the park since Ohori is moat in Japanese.

    • This pond used to be part of the moat of Fukuoka Castle, hence the name of the park since Ohori is "moat" in Japanese.

      This pond used to be part of the moat of Fukuoka Castle, hence the name of the park since Ohori is "moat" in Japanese.

    B1

    5 Secret Perks of Becoming a Doctor Nobody Talks About 🤫

    07:505 Secret Perks of Becoming a Doctor Nobody Talks About 🤫
    • Earlier this year, while cycling during a trip to Tokyo, I came across someone who was having a full-blown tonic-clonic seizure, also known as a grand mal seizure, and about to slide into the moat surrounding the Tokyo Palace.

      Earlier this year, while cycling during a trip to Tokyo, I came across someone who was having a full-blown tonic-clonic seizure, also known as a grand mal seizure, and about to slide into the moat surrounding the Tokyo Palace.

    • about to slide into the moat surrounding the Tokyo Palace.

      about to slide into the moat surrounding the Tokyo Palace.

    B1

    【宇宙最大謎團 - 時間】Brian Greene 葛林 - 物理學家由淺到深解釋時間 | 早晚會思考的問題

    08:19【宇宙最大謎團 - 時間】Brian Greene 葛林 - 物理學家由淺到深解釋時間 | 早晚會思考的問題
    • I rage against thinking like that because it might be a brief flicker on a single moat of dust floating in a cosmic eternity, but it's everything.

      I rage against thinking like that because it might be a brief flicker on a single moat of dust floating in a cosmic eternity, but it's everything.

    B1

    The Immune System

    13:47The Immune System
    • the outside. So it's good to have a moat. It's also good to have a really large wall.

      the outside. So it's good to have a moat. It's also good to have a really large wall.

    • So it's good to have a moat.

      So it's good to have a moat.

    B1