sangar

/ (ˈsʌŋɡə) /


noun
  1. military a breastwork of stone or sods

Origin of sangar

1
C19: from Pashto

Words Nearby sangar

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How to use sangar in a sentence

  • Then we went on building at the sangar, but without much spirit.

    Ladysmith | H. W. Nevinson
  • They had reached a point above the enemy's left forward sangar, and were firing into it with great effect.

    The Unveiling of Lhasa | Edmund Candler
  • sangar, sang′gar, n. a stone breastwork: a low wall of loose stones, used as cover for soldiers.

  • As the handful of men crept up the rocky slope a sangar came into view, which was suggestive.

    General Gatacre | Beatrix Gatacre
  • They made straight for the sangar and formed in a circle round it, firing outwards without visible target.

    Ladysmith | H. W. Nevinson