fosse

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
fosse
    n 1: ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
         [syn: {moat}, {fosse}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fosse \Fosse\, n. [F., fr. L. fossa, fr. fodere, fossum, to
   dig.]
   1. (Fort.) A ditch or moat.
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   2. (Anat.) See {Fossa}.
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   {Fosse road}. See {Fosseway}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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}.
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   2. Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of
      the earth.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "fosse":
      abri, approach trench, aqueduct, bunker, canal, canalization,
      channel, communication trench, countermine, coupure, crimp, cut,
      dike, ditch, double sap, dugout, entrenchment, fire trench,
      flying sap, fortified tunnel, foxhole, gallery, goffer, gutter,
      ha-ha, kennel, mine, moat, parallel, pleat, sap, slit trench,
      sunk fence, trench, trough, tunnel
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