fosse
noun
a moat or defensive ditch in a fortification, usually filled with water.
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fosse
1 American
[fos, faws]
/ fɒs, fɔs /
Or
foss
noun
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a moat or defensive ditch in a fortification, usually filled with water.
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any ditch, trench, or canal.
Fosse
2
American
[fos-ee]
/ ˈfɒs i /
noun
fosse
British
/ fɒs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of fosse
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin fossa fossa 1
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Left to talk, Jacobs whirls through stories of past, present and future: anecdotes about his grandmother planning her lunch spot around which department store she’d spend the day at, and memories of Bob Fosse films.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Bob Fosse completists need to see it; it was the “All That Jazz” director’s final movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
When forced by Pozzo to dance, Mr. Thornton merely doffs his bowler hat rhythmically a few times in a funny nod to Bob Fosse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025
Kay Thompson played mother and confidante, Charles Aznavour taught her song-acting, Bob Fosse streamlined her movement, lyricist Fred Ebb drew inspiration from her, and she was a fashion muse for Halston.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025
As directed by Bob Fosse on Broadway, the dancing was raucous, and the themes—Pippin’s relationships with multiple women, his struggles with authority and the church—were overtly presented.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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