The Clue
Fosses (8 letter answer)
The Answer
TRENCHES
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Notes
The answer TRENCHES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
TRENCH as a noun:
1. a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
2. (trench, deep, oceanic abyss) = a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
3. any long ditch cut in the ground
TRENCH as a verb:
1. (impinge, encroach, entrench, trench) = impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
2. fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp"
3. cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"
4. set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"
5. (trench, ditch) = cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
6. dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"