Fosse
//fɒs// name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A ditch or moat.
"[T]he ground was […] scattered with the masses of ruined buildings, that had formerly been part of the outward fortifications, but of which some were fallen into the fosse, and others overgrown with alder, ash, and arbeal."
- 2 ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water wordnet
- 3 Alternative form of fossa. alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"[T]he ground was […] scattered with the masses of ruined buildings, that had formerly been part of the outward fortifications, but of which some were fallen into the fosse, and others overgrown with alder, ash, and arbeal."
Etymology
From Middle English fosse, from Old French fosse, from Latin fossa (“ditch, trench”).
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