lager
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gər, ˈlɔ- noun
1.
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
verb (used with object)
2.
to age (beer) usually by storing in tanks at just-below freezing temperatures for several weeks or months.
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World English Dictionary
laager or lager (ˈlɑːɡə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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] | |
| lager1 (ˈlɑːɡə) | |
| —n | |
| Compare ale a light-bodied effervescent beer, fermented in a closed vessel using yeasts that sink to the bottom of the brew | |
| [C19: from German Lagerbier beer for storing, from Lager storehouse] | |
| lager2 (ˈlɑːɡə) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling of laager | |
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Word Origin & History
lager
1858, Amer.Eng., short for lager beer (1853), from Ger. Lager-bier "beer brewed for keeping," from Lager "storehouse" (see lair) + Bier "beer."
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Example sentences
Handcrafted beers on tap include golden ale, wheat beer, red ale and lager.
The same is true for a bold and rich dessert when paired with a lighter and more restrained ale or lager.
Guests have the opportunity to taste the product directly from a finishing tank and view the packaging center and lager cellar.
There is a new push against fracking by an increasingly lager and better funded set of environmental types.
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