stoss

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʃtoːs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Stoss': (shtōs); 'stoss': (stōs; Ger. shtōs)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stoss  (stōs; Ger. shtōs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Geologynoting or pertaining to the side, as of a hill or dale, that receives or has received the thrust of a glacier or other impulse.
  • German: thrust, push
  • 1875–80

Stoss  (shtōs),USA pronunciation n. 
    Veit  (fīt),USA pronunciation c1440–1533, German sculptor and painter.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Stoss /German: ʃtoːs/ n
  1. Viet ( ˈfaɪət ). ?1445–1533, German Gothic sculptor and woodcarver. His masterpiece is the high altar in the Church of St Mary, Cracow (1477–89)

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