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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See fossway.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One of the great military roads constructed by the Romans in England and other parts of Europe; -- so called from the fosse or ditch on each side for keeping it dry.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A Roman military road with a fosse or ditch on each side to keep it dry.

Etymologies

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fosse +‎ way

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