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Fosse Way

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Etymology

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From Latin fossa (ditch).

Proper noun

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Fosse Way

  1. An ancient Roman road in England, which stretched from Lincoln to Axminster, and possibly further to Exeter, many parts of which have been developed into modern roads.
    • 1959 June, J. F. Oxley, D. R. Smith, “The Nottingham-Kettering line of the L.M.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 319–320:
      Just beyond Widmerpool the railway crosses the Roman Fosse Way on the skew. In The Midland Railway: Its Rise and Progress Frederick S. Williams wrote in 1877 that "in reverence to the past, the Midland acquiesced in the matter of a skew bridge, so that the lengthy straight course of the Fosse Way should not be disturbed". Present-day motorists traversing this road at 60-70 m.p.h. should be grateful for the Midland's indulgence.

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