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During the day Martin lodged the message behind the brick in the wall by the stagnant moat of the citadel in Aadhamiya, and in the dusk made, his chalk mark on the rusty red surface of the garage door in Yarmuk.Tagsüber versteckte Martin seine Nachricht hinter dem losen Ziegel in der Mauer am ehemaligen Wassergraben der alten Zitadelle in Aadhamija und brachte in der Abenddämmerung sein Kreidezeichen an dem rostroten Garagentor in Mansur an.Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, Frederick© 1995 by Bantam Books
And that, presumably, was why the Daemons let the Hams wander at will past their meteorological moat.Und das war wohl auch der Grund, weshalb die Daimonen die Hams frei in ihrem meteorologischen Stadtgraben herumlaufen ließen.Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / UrsprungUrsprungBaxter, Stephen© 2001 by Stephen Baxter© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenOriginBaxter, Stephen© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
Then the relatives were induced to climb ladders, whence they were thrown into the moat, where they were heard crying out and choking.Dann wurden die Verwandten auf Leitern gelockt und in den Burggraben geworfen, wo man sie schreien und röcheln hörte.Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und MachtMasse und MachtCanetti, Elias© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
And in desperation there was always the moat that surrounded them on all sides.Und für den schlimmsten Fall gab es da noch den Graben.Archer, Jeffrey / A Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey / Ein Mann von EhreEin Mann von EhreArcher, Jeffrey© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer© 2002 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch GladbachA Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
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Collocations
castle with moat
Burg mit Graben
sea moat
Ringmulde
moated castle
Wasserburg
moated castle
Wasserschloss
Word forms
moat
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | moat | moats |
| Possessive case | moat's | moats' |
moat
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | moated |
| Imperative | moat |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | moating |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | moated |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I moat | we moat |
| you moat | you moat |
| he/she/it moats | they moat |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am moating | we are moating |
| you are moating | you are moating |
| he/she/it is moating | they are moating |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have moated | we have moated |
| you have moated | you have moated |
| he/she/it has moated | they have moated |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been moating | we have been moating |
| you have been moating | you have been moating |
| he/she/it has been moating | they have been moating |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I moated | we moated |
| you moated | you moated |
| he/she/it moated | they moated |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was moating | we were moating |
| you were moating | you were moating |
| he/she/it was moating | they were moating |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had moated | we had moated |
| you had moated | you had moated |
| he/she/it had moated | they had moated |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been moating | we had been moating |
| you had been moating | you had been moating |
| he/she/it had been moating | they had been moating |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will moat | we shall/will moat |
| you will moat | you will moat |
| he/she/it will moat | they will moat |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be moating | we shall/will be moating |
| you will be moating | you will be moating |
| he/she/it will be moating | they will be moating |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have moated | we shall/will have moated |
| you will have moated | you will have moated |
| he/she/it will have moated | they will have moated |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been moating | we shall/will have been moating |
| you will have been moating | you will have been moating |
| he/she/it will have been moating | they will have been moating |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would moat | we should/would moat |
| you would moat | you would moat |
| he/she/it would moat | they would moat |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be moating | we should/would be moating |
| you would be moating | you would be moating |
| he/she/it would be moating | they would be moating |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have moated | we should/would have moated |
| you would have moated | you would have moated |
| he/she/it would have moated | they would have moated |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been moating | we should/would have been moating |
| you would have been moating | you would have been moating |
| he/she/it would have been moating | they would have been moating |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am moated | we are moated |
| you are moated | you are moated |
| he/she/it is moated | they are moated |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being moated | we are being moated |
| you are being moated | you are being moated |
| he/she/it is being moated | they are being moated |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been moated | we have been moated |
| you have been moated | you have been moated |
| he/she/it has been moated | they have been moated |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was moated | we were moated |
| you were moated | you were moated |
| he/she/it was moated | they were moated |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being moated | we were being moated |
| you were being moated | you were being moated |
| he/she/it was being moated | they were being moated |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been moated | we had been moated |
| you had been moated | you had been moated |
| he/she/it had been moated | they had been moated |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be moated | we shall/will be moated |
| you will be moated | you will be moated |
| he/she/it will be moated | they will be moated |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been moated | we shall/will have been moated |
| you will have been moated | you will have been moated |
| he/she/it will have been moated | they will have been moated |