'Fosse' definitions:
Definition of 'fosse'
From: WordNet
noun
Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water [syn: moat, fosse]
Definition of 'Fosse'
From: GCIDE
- Fosse \Fosse\, n. [F., fr. L. fossa, fr. fodere, fossum, to dig.]
- 1. (Fort.) A ditch or moat. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Anat.) See Fossa. [1913 Webster]
- Fosse road. See Fosseway. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'fosse'
From: GCIDE
- Ditch \Ditch\ (?; 224), n.; pl. Ditches. [OE. dich, orig. the same word as dik. See Dike.]
- 1. A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fosse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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