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lager

lager

9.9
A camp made by putting wagons in a circle to keep people safe
  • noun
  • /ˈlɑːɡər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : 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.