Home › Words › F › fossefosse/fɒs/fosse means A surname.fosse is pronounced /fɒs/.EtymologyFrom Middle English fosse, from Old French fosse, from Latin fossa (“ditch, trench”).nameA surname.nounA ditch or moat.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fossé 85% match — A fosse or ditch. vs fosse →fosseway 72% match — A Roman military road built with a fosse or ditch on either side for drainage and defense purposes. vs fosse →fossor 63% match — A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome. vs fosse →fossula 60% match — A small fossa. vs fosse →absconsio 59% match — Cavity; fossa. vs fosse →difossate 59% match — Having two fossae. vs fosse →cunette 58% match — A trench dug in a moat to allow for drainage, or as an extra obstacle for attackers. vs fosse →rundel 57% match — A moat with water in it. vs fosse →