Ditch vs. Fosse — What's the Difference?

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.

A ditch or moat.

A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.

A ditch or moat.

To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in.

(anatomy) fossa

To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow.

A ditch or moat.

To drive (a vehicle) into a long narrow trench, as one beside a road.

See Fossa.

To derail (a train).

Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

To get rid of; discard

To get away from (a person, especially a companion).

To discontinue use of or association with

To skip (class or school).

To crash-land (an aircraft) on water.

To dig a ditch.

To crash-land in water. Used of an aircraft or a pilot.

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

(Ireland) A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top.

Alternative form of deech

(transitive) To discard or abandon.

To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.

(ambitransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.

(intransitive) To dig ditches.

(transitive) To dig ditches around.

(transitive) To throw into a ditch.

Alternative form of deech

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.

Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.

To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.

To surround with a ditch.

To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.

To dig a ditch or ditches.

A long narrow excavation in the earth

Any small natural waterway

Forsake;

Throw away;

Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly;

Make an emergency landing on water

Crash or crash-land;

Cut a trench in, as for drainage;