laa·ger (lä g r)n. A defensive encampment encircled by armored vehicles or wagons. intr.v. laa·gered, laa·ger·ing, laa·gers To camp in a defensive encirclement. [Alteration of obsolete Afrikaans lager, probably from German Lager, camp, lair, from Middle High German leger, bed, lair, from Old High German legar; see legh- in Indo-European roots.] |
laager, lager [ˈlɑːgə]
n
1. (in Africa) a camp, esp one defended by a circular formation of wagons
2. (Military) Military a place where armoured vehicles are parked
vb
1. to form (wagons) into a laager
2. (tr) to park (armoured vehicles) in a laager
[from Afrikaans lager, via German from Old High German legar bed, lair]
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| Noun | 1. | laager - a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons bivouac, camp, cantonment, encampment - temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) |
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