vallum

/ (Ë?vÃ¦lÉ™m) /

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noun

archaeol a Roman rampart or earthwork

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Words nearby vallum

Valley of the Kings, valley of the shadow of death, Valley Stream, valley wind, Vallombrosa, vallum, Valmid, Valmiki, Valois, Valona, valonia

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How to use vallum in a sentence

Journeying from Brunton to Limestone Bank, one finds the fosses and vallum exceptionally perfect.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan
Tregonning Hill, close by, is somewhat higher, and its summit has a fine entrenchment with a striking inner vallum.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon
When the barrow was of earth, this was effected by an encircling trench or a low vallum.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
This means caput valli, and is the name for the eastern termination of the Vallum of Antoninus.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

Nothing can be more plainly tracedâ€”a proper agger or vallum, with its corresponding ditch or fossa.
The Antiquary, Complete|Sir Walter Scott

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