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fosse

also foss (fŏs)

A ditch or moat.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fossa; see fossa¹.]

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fosse

(fɒs) or

foss

(Fortifications) a ditch or moat, esp one dug as a fortification

[C14: from Old French, from Latin fossa; see fossa¹]

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fosse

or foss

(fɒs, fɔs)

n.

a moat or ditch, esp. in a fortification.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin fossa fossa¹]

fosse

A ditch or moat dug as a fortification.

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