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noun • ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water | ||||
| 35% | 7 | Fortress's defensive ring | ||
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| 34% | 6 | From “ring, to run”, word for a pen in which to round up or wrangle cattle or horses on a farm or range, which also means a defensive ring of wagons | ||
noun • a pen for cattle verb • enclose in a corral • arrange wagons so that they form a corral • gather and secure | ||||
Defensive Ring
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MOAT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times18 Aug 2018 | Down 29 | |
| New York Times06 Dec 2015 | Down 111 | |
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