agger

American  

[aj-er] / ˈædʒ ər /

noun

1. Also called double tide.  Oceanography.

   1. a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again.

   2. a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.

2. (in ancient Roman building) an earthen mound or rampart, especially one having no revetment.

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agger British  

/ ˈædʒə /

noun

1. an earthwork or mound forming a rampart, esp in a Roman military camp

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Etymology

Origin of agger

1350–1400; Middle English: heap, pile < Latin: rubble, mound, rampart, equivalent to ag- ag- + -ger, base of gerere to carry, bring

Example Sentences

Exaggerate: pronounce exad-gerate, and do not sound agger as in dagger.

From Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected by Anonymous

After all, 'exageration' only substitutes the idea of mound, or agger for carica—the heaping up of a mound—for the common Italian word 'load' or 'cartload.'

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 by Furniss, Harry

Three ramparts surround the fort, which covers a large space of ground, and it is 'divided into two parts by a double agger....

From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind

If he goes with Caesar at all, he must build an agger, fight battles, construct bridges, and approve or condemn Caesar's acts.

From The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart by McMurry, Charles Alexander

One morning at daybreak he observed that the agger was smoking.

From Caesar: a Sketch by Froude, James Anthony