Moatlike

/ˈmoʊtˌlaɪk/

खाई/परिखा जैसा; परिखानुमा

Origin & History

Formed from moat + -like; moat comes from Middle English 'mote' (ditch, defensive trench), from Old French 'mote' (mound, earthwork).

moat + -like से बना; moat मध्य अंग्रेज़ी 'mote' (खाई/रक्षात्मक खंदक) से, जो पुरानी फ़्रेंच 'mote' (टीला/मिट्टी का बांध) से आया है।

Definition

Describing something shaped like, functioning like, or reminiscent of a moat (a deep, often water-filled trench around a castle or fort for defense).

किसी ऐसी चीज़ का वर्णन जो परिखा/खाई जैसी आकार-रचना वाली हो, परिखा जैसी भूमिका निभाती हो, या परिखा की याद दिलाती हो (परिखा: किले/दुर्ग के चारों ओर रक्षा हेतु बनी गहरी, अक्सर पानी से भरी खाई)।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
A moatlike ditch surrounded the old manor house.
पुराने मनोर हाउस के चारों ओर परिखानुमा खाई थी।

Usage Examples

The property was protected by a moatlike canal that encircled the main building.
Rainwater collected in a moatlike trench along the edge of the road.
The archaeologists found a moatlike depression that suggested an ancient defensive boundary.

Synonyms

Trenchlike Ditchlike Canal-like Fosse-like

Antonyms

Flat Level Untrenched Unmoated

Related Forms

Noun
Moat / Moatiness (rare)
Verb
Moat (rare, to surround with a moat) / Moated (past/participle, as in 'moated castle')
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Moatlike separation
परिखानुमा अलगाव (ऐसा अलगाव जो दूरी/रक्षा की तरह काम करे)
A moatlike barrier
परिखानुमा बाधा