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2. Moat - Wikipedia

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   The moat surrounding Matsumoto Castle. A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. Moats can be dry or filled with water. In some places, moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices.

3. Moated settlements - Wikipedia

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   Moat encircling settlements of this period can be classified into two types: the lowland type, located on slightly elevated alluvial land, and the upland type, located on high ground such as plateaus and hills. The lowland type is surrounded by a water moat, while the highland type is surrounded by a moat shelter.

4. Water castle - Wikipedia

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   A water castle, sometimes water-castle, [a] is a castle where natural or artificial water is part of its defences. [2] [3] It can be entirely surrounded by water-filled moats (moated castle) or natural waterbodies such as island castles in a river or offshore. The term comes from European castle studies, mainly German Burgenkunde.

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   Hummingbird Central noted that feeders come in different sizes and are made from a variety of materials, but there are differences birdwatchers should be aware of. "Some feeders are acrylic, and ...

6. Do Hummingbird Swings Really Attract Hummingbirds To Your Yard?

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   While there are plenty of hummingbird feeders, a hummingbird swing may also make your yard an attractive space for this species, because hummingbirds use perches to rest and sometimes watch over ...

7. Ditch (fortification) - Wikipedia

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   When filled with water, such a defensive ditch is called a moat. However, moats may also be dry. However, moats may also be dry. Later star forts designed by military engineers like Vauban , comprised elaborate networks of ditches and parapets , carefully calculated so that the soil for the raised earthworks was provided, as nearly as possible ...