fosse

Noun
Synonyms: moat

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with waterSynonyms: moat
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Webster's Dictionary (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]

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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