Fosse
[fɒs]
Definition
(n.) A ditch or moat.
(n.) See Fossa.
Inputed by Huntington
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. (Fort.) Ditch, moat, graff.
Edited by Andrea
Examples
- A deep fosse, or ditch, was drawn round the whole building, and filled with water from a neighbouring stream. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Or sus, mon pauvre coeur, nous voila tombez dans la fosse, laquelle nous avions tant resolu d'eschapper. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
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