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Meaning of fossa | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈfɔs.sa]

Definitions

  1. a ditch, trench, moat, fosse
    declension-1, feminine, usually
  2. a gutter, waterway
    declension-1, feminine
  3. a furrow drawn to mark foundations
    declension-1, feminine
  4. a grave
    Late-Latin, declension-1, feminine
  5. a boundary
    declension-1, feminine

Equivalents

English canal Ditch Moat Trench

Examples

“Quiritium quoque fossa [...] Anci regis opus est”

Also the Quirites’ ditch was the work of king Ancus

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

fossa rhomboīdea fossae fossam fossarum fossas fossata

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