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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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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 ForbesNothing can be more plainly traced—a proper agger or vallum, with its corresponding ditch or fossa.
The Antiquary, Complete | Sir Walter ScottBack 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) | PolybiusIn 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) | PolybiusBut 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
/ (ˈædʒə) /
an earthwork or mound forming a rampart, esp in a Roman military camp
Origin of agger
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