motta — meaning in English

English meaning

• motte noun A mound of earth, usually built up with a wooden or stone building on top and a ditch around it.
• mound noun A raised pile or hill of earth, often built up rather than natural.

Senses

motta is used for these senses in English:

• motte A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
• mound An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense
• mound A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.

motte — full definition

1. noun A mound of earth, usually built up with a wooden or stone building on top and a ditch around it.
2. noun A claim that is hard to challenge and easy to defend, used within the motte-and-bailey fallacy.

mound — full definition

1. noun A raised pile or hill of earth, often built up rather than natural.
2. noun In baseball, the raised area where the pitcher stands.
3. verb To pile something into a raised heap.

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