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

verb

1. to form (wagons) into a laager
2. tr to park (armoured vehicles) in a laager

Word History and Origins

Origin of laager¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of laager¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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