laager

or la·ger

[ lah-ger ]

/ ˈlɑ gər /

South African.

noun

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

verb (used with or without object)

to arrange or encamp in a laager.

Origin of laager

1840–50; <Afrikaans laer, earlier lager; cognate with German Lager camp. See lair¹

Words nearby laager

l, L1, L2, L8R, la, laager, Laaland, laari, laat lammetjie , lab, La Baie

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Example sentences from the Web for laager

He had gone on to Waterberg, and after having stayed there for a short time, he had returned to the laager.
Three Years' War|Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
After a night march, a laager was surprised at dawn, many prisoners being taken.
Two Years on Trek|Louis Eugne du Moulin
Then a couple burst near the general's tent, and the laager was immediately shifted behind the hill.
With Steyn and De Wet|Philip Pienaar
As the evening fell the Commandant required us to withdraw to some tents which had been pitched at the corner of the laager.
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria|Winston Spencer Churchill

Evidently the town was deserted and its inhabitants were in laager.
Jess|H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for laager

laager

lager

/ (ˈlɑːɡə) /

noun

(in Africa) a camp, esp one defended by a circular formation of wagons

military a place where armoured vehicles are parked

verb

to form (wagons) into a laager

(tr) to park (armoured vehicles) in a laager

Word Origin for laager

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

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

单词	laager
释义	laager or la·ger [ lah-ger ] / ˈlɑ gər / South African. noun a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons. verb (used with or without object) to arrange or encamp in a laager. Origin of laager 1840–50; <Afrikaans laer, earlier lager; cognate with German Lager camp. See lair¹ Words nearby laager l, L1, L2, L8R, la, laager, Laaland, laari, laat lammetjie , lab, La Baie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for laager He had gone on to Waterberg, and after having stayed there for a short time, he had returned to the laager. Three Years' War\|Christiaan Rudolf de Wet After a night march, a laager was surprised at dawn, many prisoners being taken. Two Years on Trek\|Louis Eugne du Moulin Then a couple burst near the general's tent, and the laager was immediately shifted behind the hill. With Steyn and De Wet\|Philip Pienaar As the evening fell the Commandant required us to withdraw to some tents which had been pitched at the corner of the laager. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria\|Winston Spencer Churchill Evidently the town was deserted and its inhabitants were in laager. Jess\|H. Rider Haggard British Dictionary definitions for laager laager lager / (ˈlɑːɡə) / noun (in Africa) a camp, esp one defended by a circular formation of wagons military a place where armoured vehicles are parked verb to form (wagons) into a laager (tr) to park (armoured vehicles) in a laager Word Origin for laager C19: from Afrikaans lager, via German from Old High German legar bed, lair 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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