Look up: agger


  1. Agger
    (Latin) a rampart; materials or earth amassed to form a tall mound of up to sixty feet; a rampart supposedly constructed by Tarquinius Superbus to protect Rome.
    Found op http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glossaryi.html

  2. agger
    cambered embankment-mound carrying a Roman road
    Found op http://www.digital-documents.co.uk/archi/glos_rom.htm

  3. agger
    The raised mound or embankment of a Roman road formed by digging out broad ditches on both sides of the road. Thus people travelling on the roads were raised above the surrounding land and so could see any trouble approaching from the sides. Conversely they were also in full view of any wrongdoers. ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  4. Agger
    A - earth wall. B - assault ramp.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20764

  5. Agger
    A Latin name for the built-up foundations of Roman roads. These sometimes survive as long banks of earth. The agger of the Stanegate can be seen near the Haltwhistle Burn fortlet, Northumberland.
    Found op http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/k2p.nsf/k2pGlossaryList?readform&let

  6. Agger
    Ag'ger noun [ Latin , a mound, from aggerere to bear to a place, heap up; ad + gerere to bear.] An earthwork; a mound; a raised work. [ Obsolete] Hearne.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/43

  7. agger
    An eminence, projection, or shallow ridge. ... Origin: L. Mound ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?agger

  8. agger
    (aj´er) pl. ag´geres Latin word meaning elevation. agger nasi ridge of nose: an elevation at the anterior free margin of the middle nasal concha. Agger nasi, an elevation anterior to the middle concha on the lateral nasal wall, above the a...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  9. Agger
    • (n.) An earthwork; a mound; a raised work.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/agger/

  10. agger
    Type: Term Pronunciation: aj′er, -ēz; ag′er Definitions: 1. An eminence, projection, or shallow ridge.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=1711

  11. Agger
    [river] The Agger is a river in Germany, a right tributary of the Sieg in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is 64 km long. Its source is in the Sauerland hills, near Meinerzhagen. It winds through the towns Engelskirchen, Overath and Lohmar. Near Siegburg the Agger flows into the Sieg. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agger_(river)

  12. Agger
    [ancient Rome] An agger is an ancient Roman embankment or rampart, or any artificial elevation. It is a Latin word. It is especially used for the raised and cambered embankment carrying a Roman road. The agger was constructed by excavating the line of the road, building a firm foundation, re...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agger_(ancient_Rome)

  13. agger
    1) German river 2) River in germany
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/agger/1

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