agger

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

• From Middle English agger ("heap; pile"), from Latin agger ("rubble; mound; rampart"), from ad- + gerere.