Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

fosse

 - 5 dictionary results

fosse

  [fos, faws]
Use fosse in a Sentence
–noun
1. a moat or defensive ditch in a fortification, usually filled with water.
2. any ditch, trench, or canal.
Also, foss.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF < L fossa fossa

Fos⋅se

  [fos-ee]
–noun
Robert Louis (Bob), 1927–87, U.S. dancer, choreographer, and theater and film director.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To fosse
fosse also foss   (fŏs)   
n.  A ditch or moat.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fossa; see fossa.]
Fos·se   (fŏs'ē)   
American choreographer and director of Broadway and motion-picture productions, including Cabaret (1972), for which he won an Academy Award.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

fosse 
"ditch, trench," 1440, from O.Fr. fosse, from L. fossa "ditch," in full fossa terra, lit. "dug earth," from fem. pp. of fodere "to dig" (see fossil). The Fosse-way, one of the four great Roman roads of Britain, probably was so called from the ditch on either side of it.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see fosse on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way