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Protective Ditch Crossword Clue

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noun

• ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

36%7 Excavating a protective ditch
verb

• To surround with a moat.

21%5Ditch an operation
noun

• the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed

verb

• terminate before completion

• cease development, die, and be aborted

• terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

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New York Times08 Jul 1983 Across 16
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