# Cataractonium

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A former town in Roman Britain, modern-day United Kingdom, now called Catterick.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Cataractonium. Compare cataracta (“waterfall, drawbridge”). Doublet of Catterick.

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