Ditch vs. Fosse
Difference Between Ditch and Fosse
Ditch➦
A ditch is a small to moderate divot created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation.
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Fosse➦
A ditch or moat.
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Ditch➦
A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.
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Fosse➦
A ditch or moat.
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Ditch➦
To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in.
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Fosse➦
(anatomy) fossa
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Ditch➦
To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow.
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Fosse➦
A ditch or moat.
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Ditch➦
To drive (a vehicle) into a long narrow trench, as one beside a road.
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Fosse➦
See Fossa.
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Ditch➦
To derail (a train).
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Fosse➦
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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Ditch➦
To get rid of; discard
ditched the old yard furniture.
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Ditch➦
To get away from (a person, especially a companion).
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Ditch➦
To discontinue use of or association with
ditch the job at the hamburger stand.
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Ditch➦
To skip (class or school).
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Ditch➦
To crash-land (an aircraft) on water.
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Ditch➦
To dig a ditch.
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Ditch➦
To crash-land in water. Used of an aircraft or a pilot.
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Ditch➦
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.
The truck careered off the road into a ditch.
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Ditch➦
(Ireland) A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top.
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Ditch➦
alternative form of deech
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Ditch➦
(transitive) To discard or abandon.
Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.
Why did you ditch your last boyfriend? He was so nice to you.
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Ditch➦
To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.
When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.
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Ditch➦
(ambitransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.
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Ditch➦
(intransitive) To dig ditches.
Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.
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Ditch➦
(transitive) To dig ditches around.
The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.
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Ditch➦
(transitive) To throw into a ditch.
The engine was ditched and turned on its side.
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Ditch➦
alternative form of deech
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Ditch➦
A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse.
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Ditch➦
Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.
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Ditch➦
To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.
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Ditch➦
To surround with a ditch.
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Ditch➦
To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.
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Ditch➦
To dig a ditch or ditches.
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Ditch➦
a long narrow excavation in the earth
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Ditch➦
any small natural waterway
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Ditch➦
forsake;
ditch a lover
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Ditch➦
throw away;
Chuck these old notes
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Ditch➦
sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly;
The company dumped him after many years of service
She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man
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Ditch➦
make an emergency landing on water
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Ditch➦
crash or crash-land;
ditch a car
ditch a plane
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Ditch➦
cut a trench in, as for drainage;
ditch the land to drain it
trench the fields
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