vallum
Britishnoun
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"Alcluith" is the "Balclutha" of Ossian; balla signifying a wall or bulwark, from the Latin vallum, a wall.
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert
Walton-on-the-Naze near Harwich in like manner still recalls the time when a Danish 'wall'—that is to say, a vallum, or earthwork—ran across the isthmus to defend the Scandinavian peninsula from its English enemies.
From Science in Arcady by Allen, Grant
The first and second vallum can be traced with their ditches, and there was doubtless an inner wall.
From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)
When the barrow was of earth, this was effected by an encircling trench or a low vallum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
This work consisted of a vallum some 40 miles in length, from Carriden to Dumbarton, with fortified posts at frequent intervals.
From Early Britain—Roman Britain by Conybeare, Edward
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