agger

[ aj-er ]

noun
  1. Also called dou·ble tide [duhb-uhl tahyd] /ˈdʌb əl ˈtaɪd/ .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.

  2. (in ancient Roman building) an earthen mound or rampart, especially one having no revetment.

Origin of agger

1
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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agger

/ (ˈædʒə) /


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

Origin of agger

1
C14: from Latin agger a heap, from ad- to + gerere to carry, bring

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