Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name given, incorrectly, to a ditch with earthworks on either side, which follows the line of Hadrian's wall in northern England. See the extract.
  • noun A rampart; a palisaded rampart; a line of intrenchment; specifically, the rampart with which the Romans inclosed their camps.
  • noun In anatomy, the supercilium or eyebrow.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Rom. Antiq.) A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun historical A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Latin. See wall.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word vallum.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • The legions who civilized Gaul

    At Scotland were forced to a stall.

    'Twas best to corral 'em

    Beyond a strong vallum,

    So Hadrian built him a wall.

    March 21, 2017