χῶσις,
εως,
ἡ,
A). heaping up, esp. of earth,
raising a mound or
bank, esp. against a city,
Th. 2.76 .
2). filling up, blocking by carth thrown in, χ. τῶν λιμένων Id. 3.2 ;
τάφρου D.H. 5.41 .
3). embanking, τοῦ θεάτρου IG 9(2).522.26 (Larissa, iii/ii B. C.).