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Definition of Fosse
1. Noun. Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water.
Definition of Fosse
1. n. A ditch or moat.
Definition of Fosse
1. Noun. A ditch or moat ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fosse
1. a ditch [n -S]
Medical Definition of Fosse
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1. A ditch or moat.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Fosse
Literary usage of Fosse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1843)
"At the north end of this bailey, a part is removed to make room for a lofty mound
of earth which rises out of the inner fosse. The summit of this mound ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"... in a new comic opera entitled ' MP, or the Blue Stocking,' in which he took
the character of La fosse (Morning Post, 15 July 1813, p. ..."
3. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1899)
"Broad Street and the fosse. The east half of the town is now to be surveyed, each
street taken in order, beginning with Broad Street, which starts north of ..."
4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1899)
"... 100 ftn. l fosse DE CAP BRETON. then it will not be wondered at that submarine
outbursts of pent-up waters, occur below sea-level. ..."
5. The Contemporary Review (1893)
"Had the Reviewer only borne in mind this almost variable connection between
the "fosse" and the wall or palisade it strengthened it, he would hardly have ..."
6. The Story of Port Royal by Ethel Duncan Romanes (1907)
"Du fosse " says that he thought no one could object to them, "since reading Baronius
... Du fosse", and someone else of whose identity we are not certain. ..."
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