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.]