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laa·ger  (lägr)

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.

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[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.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

laager - a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons lager 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)