foss

foss — noun

1. a narrow trench, often around a wall or across land, that serves as a moat or di

1.名詞C2
釋義

a narrow trench, often around a wall or across land, that serves as a moat or ditch.

例句

Workers cleared weeds from the old foss around the stone gate before sunset.

clear the foss around + structure

After heavy rain, water filled the foss beside the ruined tower.

water filled the foss

同義詞
  • moat

    stronger when the trench is part of a castle or town defence

  • ditch

    broader everyday word for a narrow cut in the ground

  • trench

    focuses on the cut shape itself, not necessarily on defence or drainage

文法句型

a foss around + wall/tower

water fills the foss

cross / clear / dig a foss

用法筆記

Mostly found in historical, regional, or archaeological writing. Modern everyday English usually prefers moat when the trench protects a fortification and ditch for an ordinary field channel or boundary cut.