| 释义 |
Definition of sangar in English: sangar(also sanga) noun ˈsaŋɡə A small protected structure used for observing or firing from, which is built up from the ground. Example sentencesExamples - In rocky terrain, where digging is difficult, boulders are used to build sangars, which serve the same purpose.
- One gave me aerial shots of the cemetery and another gave me street maps which had the exact placing of the Army sangars, or lookout posts, overlooking Milltown.
- Here the Tibetans had erected a series of stone embrasures, known to the Indian Army as sangars, now occupied in strength.
- Razor wire was strung between the RPA and Australian accommodation and elsewhere around the compound, and security was further enhanced with the building of sangars, bunkers and strong points.
- The Newtownhamilton sangar, built only three years ago, was to all intents and purposes, a large empty shed beside a helicopter landing pad some distance from the military base in the town.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Pashto, probably from Persian sang 'stone'. Rhymes anger, clangour (US clangor), Katanga, languor, manga, panga, tanga, Tauranga, Zamboanga |