Vallum

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A name given, incorrectly, to a ditch with earthworks on either side, which follows the line of Hadrian's wall in northern England. See the extract.
  • n. A rampart; a palisaded rampart; a line of intrenchment; specifically, the rampart with which the Romans inclosed their camps.
  • n. In anatomy, the supercilium or eyebrow.
  • Word Usage
    "They made sure o 'their conquest, an' then built their wall, sae that the popular theory that the vallum was a protection against the south is a 'stuff an' nonsense. '"
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    rampart   
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