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foss

Etymology 1 n. (alternative spelling of fosse English) Etymology 2

n. waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff).

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Foss, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 127
Housing Units (2000): 69
Land area (2000): 0.726265 sq. miles (1.881017 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.726265 sq. miles (1.881017 sq. km)
FIPS code: 27450
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.453305 N, 99.170754 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 73647
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Foss

FOSS refers to 'free and open-source software'.

Foss or FOSS may also refer to

Foss (surname)

Foss is a common surname of Scandinavian origin. Foss may refer to:

  • Aage Foss (1885–1952), Danish film actor
  • Ambrose Foss (c. 1803 – 1862), Australian pharmacist
  • Betty Foss (1929–1998), American baseball player
  • Brian Foss (1921-1997), British psychologist
  • Byron Foss (born 1979), American soccer player
  • Daniel Foss (born 1940), American sociologist
  • Charles Calveley Foss (1885–1953), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Chris Foss (born 1946), British illustrator
  • Craig Foss (born 1963), New Zealand politician
  • Cyrus David Foss (1834–1910), American Methodist bishop
  • Dickie Foss (born 1912), English footballer
  • Edward Foss (1787–1870), English lawyer and biographer
  • Elith Foss (1911–1972), Danish film actor
  • Erling Foss (1897–1982), Danish civil engineer
  • Eugene Foss (1858–1939), American politician
  • Frank Foss (athlete) (1895–1989), American Olympic athlete
  • Frank H. Foss (1865–1947), American politician
  • George Foss, British physician, who treated for some time Michael Dillon (see), the first female-to-male transsexual to undergo phalloplasty
  • George Edmund Foss (1863–1936), American politician
  • Hans Andersen Foss (1851–1929), American author, newspaper editor and temperance leader
  • Heidi Foss, Canadian television writer
  • Henrich Herman Foss (1790–1853), Norwegian naval officer and politician
  • Henry Foss (1891–1986), American civic leader
  • Herbert L. Foss (1871–1937), American naval seaman and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Hubert J. Foss (1899–1953), English music publisher, pianist and composer
  • Hugh Foss (1902–1971), British cryptographer
  • Hugh Foss (bishop) (1848-1932), Anglican bishop
  • Ingunn Foss, Norwegian politician
  • Joe Foss (1915–2003), American general and politician
  • John W. Foss (born 1933), American general
  • Julius Foss (1879–1953), Danish composer and musician
  • Karen Foss (born 1944), American television journalist
  • Kenelm Foss (1885-1963), British actor, screenwriter and film director
  • Kurt Foss (1925–1991), Norwegian composer, singer and vaudeville artist
  • Larry Foss (born 1936), American baseball pitcher
  • Leif O. Foss (1899–1982), Norwegian trade unionist and politician
  • Lukas Foss (1922–2009), American composer and conductor
  • Martin Foss (1889–1968), German-born American philosopher, father of Lukas
  • Nicolai J. Foss, Danish economist
  • Nils Foss (born 1928), Danish director and civil engineer
  • Per-Kristian Foss (born 1950), Norwegian politician
  • Peter Foss (born 1946), Australian politician
  • Phillip O. Foss (1916–2001), American political scientist
  • Richard Foss, American journalist and science fiction author
  • Rodney Shelton Foss (1919–1941), United States naval officer
  • Sam Walter Foss (1858–1911), American librarian and poet
  • Thea Foss (1857–1927), Norwegian-American businessperson
  • Thore Torkildsen Foss (1841–1913), Norwegian politician
  • Tore Foss (1901–1968), Norwegian actor
  • Wenche Foss (1917-2011), Norwegian actress

Usage examples of "foss".

During this malady, they caused several masses to be said in different places, especially at St Maur des Fosses, at St Amable, and at St Esprit.

Iss walked across the quad followed by two members of his personal guard, Axal Foss and Styven Dalway.

The two men waited for an explanation but he gave none, and they stood uncomfortably for a moment, shifting their weight until Axal Foss conceded with a nod.

Which would not be the best impression to make on Eddie Fosser from CEG.

Our boss and Eddie Fosser decided that whichever one of us scores higher on the competition this weekend will get it.

How stupid was she that despite knowing that Dell had backstabbed her with Eddie Fosser, she missed being with him?

Lori Bright and Marthe Fosser, Because nobody else can give me a shot-in-the-arm like you two.

Doss, Bobbi Laurens, Rick Foss, Charles Fuller, Daniel Pinal, Karen Malcor, Larry Niven, Marty Corbett, the staff of radio station KFAC, the staff of the West Coast 6-Day Training, Dr.

Foss here heard the commotion in town, and we decided to come out here and have a look-see.

They also revealed that, although he and Foss had been listed in the Most Wanted circulars, Deo had remained unidentified.

Foss, Deo, and he would scout the neighborhood, record the movements of the occupants of the house.

As soon as Deo pulled up, Foss threw the bags in the back, then climbed in behind them.

Incoming caravans paid their tolls directly to the Foss Council commander, and he had a treaty to take back to their Table of Councilors.

Millennial Fizzy with stereo headphones on, and he hurriedly puts out his cigarette when Gately enters and closes the little drawer in the bedside table where Foss keeps his ashtray just like everybody else.

She straight began: "When my desire invited thee to love The good, which sets a bound to our aspirings, What bar of thwarting foss or linked chain Did meet thee, that thou so should'st quit the hope Of further progress, or what bait of ease Or promise of allurement led thee on Elsewhere, that thou elsewhere should'st rather wait?