laager - 4 dictionary results
laa⋅ger
[lah-ger] 
gər
South African.–noun
| 1. | a camp or encampment, esp. 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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| laa·ger (lä'gər) n. A defensive encampment encircled by armored vehicles or wagons. intr.v. laa·gered, laa·ger·ing, laa·gers To camp in a defensive encirclement. [Alteration of obsolete Afrikaans lager, probably from German Lager, camp, lair, from Middle High German leger, bed, lair, from Old High German legar; see legh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Laager
Laa"ger\, n. [D., also leger. Cf. 2d Leaguer, Lair.] A camp, esp. one with an inclosure of travelers' wagons for temporary defense. [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. --James Bryce.Laager
Laa"ger\, v. t. & i. [From Laager, n.] To form into, or camp in, a laager, or protected camp.
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Language Translation for : laager
Spanish:
cojinete,
German:
das Lager,
Japanese:
軸受け
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