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- Dictionarylaager/ˈlɑːɡə/
noun
- 1. an encampment formed by a circle of wagons. historical South African
- 2. an entrenched position or viewpoint that is defended against opponents: "an educational laager, isolated from the outside world"
verb
- 1. form (vehicles) into a laager: historical South African "Van Rensburg's wagons were not laagered, but scattered about"
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The meaning of LAAGER is camp; especially : an encampment protected by a circle of wagons or armored vehicles.
Laager definition: a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.. See examples of LAAGER used in a sentence.
Jun 9, 2024 · noun. 1. (in Africa) a camp, esp one defended by a circular formation of wagons. 2. military. a place where armoured vehicles are parked. verb. 3. to form (wagons) into a laager. 4. (transitive) to park (armoured vehicles) in a laager. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
2 days ago · Other forms: laagers. Definitions of laager. noun. a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons. synonyms: lager. see more.
Definition of laager noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Laager A romanticized depiction of the Great Trek. The English word laager comes from the obsolete Afrikaans word lager (now laer), which comes from the German word Lager ("camp" or "lair") and the Dutch leger which also gives English 'leaguer' ("military camp").
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. 3. to form (wagons) into a laager. 4. ( tr) to park (armoured vehicles) in a laager. [C19: from Afrikaans lager, via German from Old High German legar bed, lair]
Laager definition: A defensive encampment encircled by armored vehicles or wagons.
A camp or encampment formed by a circle of wagons; an entrenched position or viewpoint that is defended against opponents. The word comes from Afrikaans and ultimately from Dutch leger, lager ‘camp’.
May 21, 2024 · laager (plural laagers) A defensive encampment encircled by wagons, especially by South African Boers . 1897, James Bryce, Impressions of South Africa: Wagons [ …] can be readily formed into a laager, a camp, by being drawn into a circle, with the oxen placed inside and so kept safe from the attacks of wild beasts.
