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[ほり()]
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noun

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English Meaning(s) for 堀

noun
  1. moat; fosse
  2. canal; ditch

Definition and Synonyms for 堀

Channel a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
Synonyms: , 堀切り, , , ,
Ditch a long narrow excavation in the earth
Synonyms: , 堀割, , , ,
Moat ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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Trench a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
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Epithelial Duct a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Synonyms: チャネル, 仲介物, , 堀割, 堀川, 堀江, 導管, 水路, 海峡, 運河
Canal an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels
Synonyms: , 堀割, 堀川, 堀江, 水路, 運河
Canal long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
Synonyms: , 堀割, 堀川, 堀江, 水路, 運河
Canal they are now believed to be an optical illusion
Synonyms: , 堀割, 堀川, 堀江, 水路, 運河

Meanings for each kanji in 堀

» ditch; moat; canal

Categories 堀 is a member of

Ditch a long narrow excavation in the earth
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Trench a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
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Watercourse a conduit through which water flows
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Channel a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
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Imprint a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
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Passage a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
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Excavation a hole in the ground made by excavating
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