fossé

Definitions of fossé
  1. noun
    any long ditch cut in the ground
    synonyms: rigole
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    sillon
    a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
    fente
    a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
  2. noun
    a long narrow excavation in the earth
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    rigole
    a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
    rigole
    any long ditch cut in the ground
    sillon
    a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
    douves
    ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
    type of:
    fissure, trou
    a hole in the ground made by excavating
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