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van-foss(e Mil. [ad. F. avant-fossé, after vanguard, etc., and fosse.] (See quots.)
1728Chambers Cycl., Van-Fosse,..a Ditch dug without the Counterscarp, and running all along the Glacis; usually full of Water. 1852Burn Naval & Milit. Dict. ii. 304/1 Van-foss, avant-fossé. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Van⁓fosse, a wet ditch at the outer foot of the glacis. |