laager
- noun
- /ˈlɑːɡər/
- Archaic
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laager
- They can flee back into their white laager and try to shoot their way out as long as possible, or they can expose themselves to the other people of Africa and become part of the struggle for a democratic and non-racial future.
- a fortified laager
- Boer laager
Examples
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On open slope like this you must bring your wagons surround and form them into a laager.
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As the Africans in neighboring countries gained their independence, South Africa tightened the circle of the laager.
Academic text (1992) -
The containers were then arranged in the shape of a laager.
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Boers require a laager with only a few wagons, we have many.
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President P.W. Botha's initial reaction to the threat of sanctions was a classic of the "laager" type:
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At night, the Voortrekkers were occasionally known to arrange the oxwagons in a laager, a defensive circle, as a precaution against possible attacks from the indigenous population.
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The circular laager formation was employed by Voortrekkers, the forebears of the Afrikaner settlers, in their skirmishes with indigenous factions in the nineteenth century.
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The laager concept—to protect those inside the circle and to regard those outside as enemies—was also a potent symbol of discrimination in relation to the Nationalist Party's apartheid policy.
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The settlers formed a fortified laager by arranging their wagons in a circle to protect themselves from attacks.
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During the conflict, the travelers quickly set up a laager using their ox-drawn wagons as a shield against incoming threats.
Synonyms
A camp made by putting wagons in a circle to keep people safe
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Etymology
Laager comes from the Afrikaans and Dutch word laer, which means 'camp'. People would form a circle of wagons as a simple fort, so a laager is a camp made for 'defense'.