- 壕
- ごう【壕】*trench〖C〗〔軍〕[しばしば ~es] 塹壕.* * *Iごう【壕】〔塹壕〕 a trench; a (dry) moat; 〔防空壕〕 an underground air-raid shelter; a dugout.IIほり【堀・壕・濠】1 〔城の周囲の〕 a moat; a fosse.
●堀端 ⇒ほりばた.
●堀を掘る[埋め立てる] dig [fill in] a moat
・城に堀をめぐらす moat a castle; surround a castle with a moat.
2 〔堀割〕 a canal; a ditch.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.