laager
[
lah
-ger]
/ˈlɑ gər/
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.
Also,
lager
.
Origin
1840-50;
<
Afrikaans
laer,
earlier
lager;
cognate with
German
Lager
camp. See
lair
1
British Dictionary definitions for
laager
laager
/
ˈlɑːɡə
/
noun
1.
(in Africa) a camp, esp one defended by a circular formation of wagons
2.
(
military
) a place where armoured vehicles are parked
verb
3.
to form (wagons) into a laager
4.
(
transitive
) to park (armoured vehicles) in a laager
Word Origin
C19: from Afrikaans
lager,
via German from Old High German
legar
bed, lair