agger

[ aj-er ]

/ ˈædʒ ər /

noun

Also called double tide. Oceanography.

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.

Origin of agger

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

Words nearby agger

Agesilaus II, age spot, age spots, ageusia, Aggadah, agger, aggers, aggie, aggiornamento, agglomerate, agglomeration

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Example sentences from the Web for agger

Even some of the men of Agger were there, who had come to pay homage to their new lord.
The Wanderer's Necklace|H. Rider Haggard
The agger was most commonly made of trunks of trees, crossed and heaped up like the timber in a funeral pile.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
Athalbrand would not suffer it till he was sure of the matter of the lordship of Agger.
The Wanderer's Necklace|H. Rider Haggard
Behind the custom-house is a fine piece of the Agger and the Porta Viminalis.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes

Back 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)|Polybius

British Dictionary definitions for agger

agger

/ (ˈædʒə) /

noun

an earthwork or mound forming a rampart, esp in a Roman military camp

Word Origin for agger

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

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单词	agger
释义	agger [ aj-er ] / ˈædʒ ər / noun Also called double tide. Oceanography. 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. Origin of agger 1350–1400; Middle English: heap, pile <Latin: rubble, mound, rampart, equivalent to ag-ag- + -ger, base of gerere to carry, bring Words nearby agger Agesilaus II, age spot, age spots, ageusia, Aggadah, agger, aggers, aggie, aggiornamento, agglomerate, agglomeration Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for agger Even some of the men of Agger were there, who had come to pay homage to their new lord. The Wanderer's Necklace\|H. Rider Haggard The agger was most commonly made of trunks of trees, crossed and heaped up like the timber in a funeral pile. History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2\|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873. Athalbrand would not suffer it till he was sure of the matter of the lordship of Agger. The Wanderer's Necklace\|H. Rider Haggard Behind the custom-house is a fine piece of the Agger and the Porta Viminalis. Rambles in Rome\|S. Russell Forbes Back 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)\|Polybius British Dictionary definitions for agger agger / (ˈædʒə) / noun an earthwork or mound forming a rampart, esp in a Roman military camp Word Origin for agger C14: from Latin agger a heap, from ad- to + gerere to carry, bring Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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