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laager(2)(dictionary)

laager(1) (iou)



laager noun. M19.
[Afrikaans = German Lager, Dutch leger: see LEAGUER noun1.]
A camp, an encampment; S. Afr. History a Boer camp marked out and protected by a circle of wagons; transf. & fig. a defensive position, esp. one protected by armoured vehicles; an entrenched policy, viewpoint, etc., under attack from opponents.
Armed Forces Syrian commandos staged a night attack on an Israeli vehicle laager. attrib.: Economist Sanctions might create a laager mentality.