Riddle: What ring of water goes all the way around a castle? (Video)

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The riddle

I'm a wide ring of water that goes all the way around a castle, so enemies can't walk up to the walls. What am I?

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My name rhymes with "boat".
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A moatA moat is a wide ditch filled with water around a castle. Attackers couldn't reach the walls without crossing it, usually by the drawbridge.

About this riddle

A riddle for young knights and princesses. Picture a castle in a picture book and the water that keeps enemies from walking up to the walls.

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