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laager en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈli.ɡəɹ/ (Canada)
  • /ˈlɑː.ɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From South African Dutch lager (“camp”) (modern Afrikaans laer), from German Lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lager and lair.

Meanings

  1. A defensive encampment encircled by wagons, especially by South African Boers.
    • “And for how long d'you think you're going to be safe in the cities?” Louis persisted. “Just a matter of time, then our frontiers will shrink as we draw our little laager more and more tightly.” 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 332:
    • Wagons […] can be readily formed into a laager, a camp, by being drawn into a circle, with the oxen placed inside and so kept safe from the attacks of wild beasts. 1897, James Bryce, Impressions of South Africa:
  2. A temporary formation of armoured vehicles for resupply.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lager alternative lexicographic
laagers Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (6)

nl lager (Boer wagon fort) · pl szyk taborowy (Boer wagon fort) · ga lágar (Boer wagon fort) · af laer (Boer wagon fort) · pl tabor (Boer wagon fort) · bg укрепление от фургони (Boer wagon fort)

laager en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈli.ɡəɹ/ (Canada)
  • /ˈlɑː.ɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From South African Dutch lager (“camp”) (modern Afrikaans laer), from German Lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lager and lair.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To arrange in a circular formation for defence.
    • At the foot of this isolated mount, whereof the aspect somehow filled me with alarm, we camped on the night of January 21, taking no precautions against attack by way of laagering the wagons. 1917, H. Rider Haggard, Finished:
  2. (intransitive) To camp in a circular formation.
    • That evening, we laagered close to a large open area covered with elephant grass about six feet high. 2000, Jeff Dossett, Delayed Detonation, page 44:

Forms

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laagering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
laagered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
laagered Tense=Past lexicographic
lager alternative lexicographic
laagers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

circle the wagons