The phrase "a moat between" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used metaphorically to describe a barrier or separation between two entities, often in a figurative sense relating to relationships or ideas.
Example: "There seems to be a moat between us, making it difficult to communicate openly."
Alternatives: "a barrier between" or "a divide between".
In addition the orchestra had "become a moat between the audience and the stage," Mr. Rockwell said.
"Do you build a moat between the two, or do you build a drawbridge?" Gibbs said, the "two" being the press and presidency.
As though there's some sort of separation between humour and "real" life, a moat between comedy and the rest of human interaction.
"A lawn is kind of like a moat between the house and the outside world," says Michael Foti, who'd spotted Fritz's plea for volunteers on the internet.
According to Bill Moyers, who was then an aide to the President, Johnson believed that a dedicated tax would erect "a moat" between politicians and public broadcasting; he laid out "the most impassioned case" to Wilbur Mills, who was then the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Based on the cultural remains found in the mud-soil layer, the layer was precipitated onto the floor of a moat between the 5th and 8th centuries AD.
She moves with a sweep that creates a distance, an invisible moat between her and the other actors.
Electrify both walls and put a moat in between them filled with crocodiles, applause.
Williams built Fort Jay, a five-pointed star surrounded by a dry moat, between 1806 and 1809.
This was a stark difference from a year ago, when Ortiz lurched into May batting under.200, driving in scant runs and constructing an imaginary moat between him and the inquiring world.
For many decades in Los Angeles there was a moat of orange groves between the built-up metropolis and the mountain front.
