fosse

variants or foss
as in trench
a long narrow channel dug in the earth the first line of defense is a water-filled fosse that enemy troops would have to cross

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Noun
  • The force can carve a trench into the sand below you and create a rip current, a fast-moving channel of water that will haul your unsuspecting ass out to sea.
    Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 12 May 2025
  • Kent just came back inside after digging trenches along the side of our dirt road in the pouring rain.
    Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • If unable to reach a secure shelter, either crouch down in your car, covering your head, or abandon the vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The year previous, archaeologists uncovered a large wooden phallus in a ditch at Vindolanda, first thought to be a knitting tool, McClatchy News reported.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
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  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
  • That includes Tom Cruise, as covert CIA division agent Ethan Hunt, riding a motorcycle off a 4,000-foot cliff and BASE jumping the final 500 feet of a ravine, or the breathless climactic train mayhem in 2023’s Dead Reckoning, the opening installment of this two-parter.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
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“Fosse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fosse. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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