Meaning

1 senses
  1. A ditch or moat.

    ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

Origin

From Middle English fosse, from Old French fosse, from Latin fossa (“ditch, trench”).

From Middle English fosse, from Old French fosse, from Latin fossa (“ditch, trench”).

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Forms

plural: fosses
Singularfosse
Pluralfosses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water:moat

Word family

2 related words

See also

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