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.
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2. agger
   cambered embankment-mound carrying a Roman road
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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. Also used for an assault ramp used in siege warfar…
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4. Agger
   A - earth wall. B - assault ramp.
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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.
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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.
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7. agger
   An eminence, projection, or shallow ridge. ... Origin: L. Mound ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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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...
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9. Agger
   • (n.) An earthwork; a mound; a raised work.
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10. agger
    Type: Term Pronunciation: aj′er, -ēz; ag′er Definitions: 1. An eminence, projection, or shallow ridge.
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11. Agger
    (ancient Rome) An `agger` is an ancient Roman embankment or rampart, or any artificial elevation. It is a Latin word.<ref name= Cham20 /> 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, buildi...
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