laager
/ˈlɑː.ɡə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A defensive encampment encircled by wagons, especially by South African Boers.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "“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.”"
- "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."
- "That evening, we laagered close to a large open area covered with elephant grass about six feet high."
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.
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Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈlɑː.ɡə/