# agger

> English word · Noun · IPA /ædʒə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #67,206

## Definitions
1. A double tide, particularly a high tide in which the water rises to a given level, recedes, and then rises again (or only the second of these high waters), but sometimes equally a low tide in which the water recedes to a given level, rises, and then recedes again
2. Synonym of earthwork in ancient Roman contexts, particularly a defensive wall or mound.

## Etymology
From Middle English agger (“heap, pile”), from Latin agger (“earthwork, rubble, rampart”), from ad- (“toward, towards”) + gerere (“to carry”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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