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Vanfess

Van"fess`\, n. [F. avant-foss['e]; avant before + foss['e] ditch. Cf. Fosse.] (Fort.) A ditch on the outside of the counterscarp, usually full of water.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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