Laager
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A defensive camp formed by drawing wagons together into a protective circle, a practice historically used in southern African warfare and frontier travel.
“As dusk fell, the settlers drew their wagons into a laager and posted sentries around the perimeter.”
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laa·ger
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Contains a double A in the middle, sharing this feature with the related word laager and the Afrikaans root.
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