lager1

[lah-ger, law-] /ˈlɑ 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.
Origin
1835-45; short for lager beer, half adoption, half translation of German Lagerbier. See lair1, beer

lager2

[lah-ger] /ˈlɑ gər/
noun, verb (used with object), verb (used without object), South African.
1.
laager.
Examples from the web for lager
  • 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.
  • There is a new push against fracking by an increasingly lager and better funded set of environmental types.
  • Guests have the opportunity to taste the product directly from a finishing tank and view the packaging center and lager cellar.
British Dictionary definitions for lager

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

lager1

/ˈlɑːɡə/
noun
1.
a light-bodied effervescent beer, fermented in a closed vessel using yeasts that sink to the bottom of the brew Compare ale
Word Origin
C19: from German Lagerbier beer for storing, from Lager storehouse

lager2

/ˈlɑːɡə/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of laager
Word Origin and History for lager
n.

1858, American English, short for lager beer (1845), from German Lagerbier "beer brewed for keeping" some months before being drunk, from Lager "storehouse" (see lair) + Bier "beer."