fosse

(fäs, fôs)

noun

a ditch or moat, esp. one used in fortifications

Origin: ME < OFr < L fossa < fossa (terra), dug (earth) < fossus: see fossil

See fosse in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also foss

noun

A ditch or moat.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin fossa; see fossa

American choreographer and director of Broadway and motion-picture productions, including Cabaret (1972), for which he won an Academy Award.

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