agger

[ aj-er ]

/ ˈædʒ ər /

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noun

Also called double tide. Oceanography.

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

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

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Origin of agger

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

Words nearby agger

Agesilaus II, age spot, age spots, ageusia, Aggadah, agger, aggers, aggie, aggiornamento, agglomerate, agglomeration

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How to use agger in a sentence

This grand agger can be traced almost in its entire extent, as also the smaller aggers.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes
Nothing can be more plainly traced—a proper agger or vallum, with its corresponding ditch or fossa.
The Antiquary, Complete|Sir Walter Scott
Back to back with the equites extraordinarii are the infantry of the same, facing the agger at the rear of the whole camp.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)|Polybius
In this case the shape of the camp becomes an oblong, the area double, and the length of the entire agger half as much again.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)|Polybius

But the Romans had two words, agger the embankment, and vallum the palisading on the top of it.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)|Polybius

British Dictionary definitions for agger

agger

/ (ˈædʒə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for agger

C14: from Latin agger a heap, from ad- to + gerere to carry, bring

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