an earthwork or mound forming a rampart, esp in a Roman military camp
Word origin
C14: from Latin agger a heap, from ad- to + gerere to carry, bring
agger in American English
(ˈædʒər)
noun
1. Also called: double tide Geography
a.
a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again
b.
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, esp. one having no revetment
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME: heap, pile ‹ L: rubble, mound, rampart, equiv. to ag-ag- + -ger, base of gerere to carry, bring]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: absolute, fix, kick, range, tune
Examples of 'agger' in a sentence
agger
We, too, must add an internal rampart (agger) corresponding to a previous defensive system.
Ángel Morillo, Oihan Mendo, Diego Prieto, Gema Duprado, Silvia Bonacasa 2014, 'Virtual Restoration of the Roman wall of León: a diachronic view', Virtual Archaeology Reviewhttp://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/var/article/view/4227. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)