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lager

9.9

A camp made by putting wagons in a circle to keep people safe

noun
/ˈlɑːɡər/

Archaic

: campamento fortificado

To stay safe from wild animals, the group established a lager by arranging their wagons in a circle.

Examples

"Would you have liked it better to end up in a lager?

Fiction book (1997)
Following the Communist Party convention, Mochulsky sometimes refers to the labor camp as a 'camp' (lager) and sometimes as a 'construction site' (stroika).

Academic text (2011)
The pioneers set up a lager for the night, ensuring their wagons formed a strong defensive barrier.
During their journey, the settlers created a lager to protect themselves from potential threats.

Synonyms

laager

vslager

Archaic

9.9

A camp where wagons stand in a circle to protect settlers from attack

is the same concept but uses a different spelling form

Compounds

lager beer

1 1.6

A beer with a clean, crisp taste usually served cold

cooking lager

4.0

A simple beer people drink while preparing food

How Defended

fortress

106 4.4

fort

153 2.3

stockade

5 7.9

lager

Archaic

9.9

camp

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

lager singular

lagers plural

Etymology

Lager comes from the German and Dutch word Lager, also spelled laager, meaning 'camp'. Pioneers would circle their wagons to make a protected camp, and that circle was called a lager, which is why the word means a defended wagon camp.