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agger

[aj-er]
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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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Origin of agger

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

aggers

adjective
  1. Australian slang aggressive
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agger

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

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