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Wiktionary
vallumnoun
A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.
Etymology: . See wall.
Webster Dictionary
Vallumnoun
a rampart; a wall, as in a fortification
Etymology: [L. See Wall.]
Wikidata
Vallum
Vallum is a term applied either to the whole or a portion of the fortifications of a Roman camp. The vallum usually comprised an earthen or turf rampart with a wooden palisade on top, with a deep outer ditch. The name is derived from vallus, and properly means the palisade which ran along the outer edge of the top of the agger, but is usually used to refer to the whole fortification.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Vallum
val′um, n. a rampart, entrenchment: (anat.) the eyebrow. [L., 'a rampart.']
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
vallum
Among the Romans, the parapet which fortified their encampments. It consisted of two parts,—the agger and the sudes; the agger was the earth thrown up from the vallum, and the sudes were a sort of wooden stakes to secure and strengthen it. Vallus was the name of the stake which served as a palisade in the Roman intrenchment. Every soldier carried one of these valli, and on some occasions three or four bound together like a fagot.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vallum in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vallum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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