Laager

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  laager \laa"ger\ (l[add]"g[~e]r or l[aum]"g[~e]r), n. [D., also
     leger. Cf. 2d {Leaguer}, {Lair}.]
     A camp, especially one surrounded by a circular formation of
     travelers' wagons for temporary defense. [South Africa]
  
     Syn: lager.


          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
                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.             --James Bryce.
          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laager \Laa"ger\, v. t. & i. [From {Laager}, n.]
     To form into, or camp in, a laager, or protected camp.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  laager
       n : a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons [syn: {lager}]