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laa·ger

   [lah-ger] South African.
noun
1.
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to arrange or encamp in a laager.

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Also, lager.

Origin:
1840–50; < Afrikaans laer, earlier lager; cognate with German Lager camp. See lair1
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laager or lager (ˈlɑːɡə)
 
—n
1.  (in Africa) a camp, esp one defended by a circular formation of wagons
2.  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]
 
lager or lager
 
—n
 
—vb
 
[C19: from Afrikaans lager, via German from Old High German legar bed, lair]

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