Associations to the word «Laager»

Wiktionary

LAAGER, noun. A defensive encampment encircled by wagons, especially by South African Boers.
LAAGER, noun. (military) A temporary formation of armoured vehicles for resupply.
LAAGER, verb. (transitive) To arrange in a circular formation for defence.
LAAGER, verb. (intransitive) To camp in a circular formation.

Dictionary definition

LAAGER, noun. A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats