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Fosse

Fosse Meaning & Definition
Fosse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fosse?

[n] ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fosse: moat

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fosse: abri | approach trench | aqueduct | bunker | canal | canalization | channel | communication trench | countermine | coupure | crimp | cut | dike | ditch | double sap | dugout | entrenchment | fire trench | flying sap | fortified tunnel | foxhole | gallery | goffer | gutter | ha-ha | kennel | mine | moat | parallel | pleat | sap | slit trench | sunk fence | trench | trough | tunnel

See Also | trench

Fosse In Webster's Dictionary

\Fosse\, n. [F., fr. L. fossa, fr. fodere, fossum, to dig.] 1. (Fort.) A ditch or moat. 2. (Anat.) See {Fossa}. {Fosse road}. See {Fosseway}.

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