Definitions
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- adjective Resembling a
moat or some aspect of one.
Etymologies
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moat + -like
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Examples
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It looked more like a fortress than an island, separated from the mainland by only a moatlike strip of blue water, the Salamis straits.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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It looked more like a fortress than an island, separated from the mainland by only a moatlike strip of blue water, the Salamis straits.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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