foso

Definitions of foso
  1. noun
    a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest
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    type of:
    obstáculo
    an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
  2. noun
    ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
    synonyms: fosa
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    type of:
    zanja
    a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
  3. noun
    an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
    synonyms: atrincheramiento, trinchera
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