'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]

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