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laager

or la·ger

[ lah-ger ]

noun

  1. a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. to arrange or encamp in a laager.

laager

/ ˈlɑːɡə /

noun

  1. (in Africa) a camp, esp one defended by a circular formation of wagons
  2. military a place where armoured vehicles are parked
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to form (wagons) into a laager
  2. tr to park (armoured vehicles) in a laager
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of laager1

1840–50; < Afrikaans laer, earlier lager; cognate with German Lager camp. See lair 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of laager1

C19: from Afrikaans lager, via German from Old High German legar bed, lair
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Example Sentences

What was my surprise to see lying below me the smoke and waggons and picketed horses of the enemy's laager!

He had no Horse Artillery; and the rapid and secret march to the rear of the laager might have been impossible with field-guns.

There were twelve thousand men in the camp and eight hundred in the laager.

I sent some burghers in advance to see what was happening to the Pretoria Laager.

I saw the unhappy four the following day on their way back to a laager under guard.

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