vallum noun. ['valǝm] E17.
[Latin collect. from vallus stake, palisade.]
1. A defensive wall or rampart of earth, sods, or stone; esp. one constructed by the Romans in northern England and central Scotland. E17.

2. Archaeology. A palisaded bank or rampart, formed of the earth dug up from the ditch or fosse around a Roman military camp. E19.

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