[1] : 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.
      1913 webster

   2. anat. see fossa.
      1913 webster

   fosse road. see fosseway.
      1913 webster
see also:
fossa fosse road fosseway 

[2] : 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.
      1913 webster

   2. any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of
      the earth.
      1913 webster
see also:
ditches dike moat fosse 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fosse
     n : ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
         syn: moat
see also:
moat 

[4] : 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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