VALLUMS

Noun

vallums

plural of vallum

Source: Wiktionary


VALLUM

Val"lum, n.; pl. L. Valla, E. Vallums. Etym: [L. See Wall.] (Rom. Antiq.)

Definition: A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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