Agger
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Etymology


From Middle English agger "heap", "pile", from agger "rubble", "mound", "rampart", from ad- + gerere, to carry, to bring

Noun



  1. A high tide in which the water rises to a given level, recedes, and then rises again.
  2. A low tide in which the water recedes to a given level, rises, and then recedes again.
  3. In ancient Roman building, an earthwork; a mound; a raised work.
 
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