vallum
Britishnoun
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The meaning of the vallum is much more doubtful.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
He pressed on, and higher, and at last began to crawl up the vallum, on hands and knees, grasping the turf and here and there the roots that had burst through the red earth.
From The Hill of Dreams by Machen, Arthur
A double fosse and vallum, with the outer and inner court lines, can be traced.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
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)
The vallum surrounding each enclosure is still of formidable height, and in camp A is double with a double fosse of considerable depth.
From The Evolution of an English Town by Home, Gordon
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