Liddell–Scott–Jones: χῶσις

χῶσις,εως,ἡ,

A. heaping up,esp. of earth,raising a moundorbank,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.).