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laagte S. Afr.|ˈlɑːxtə|
Also leegte.
[Afrikaans, a. Du. laagte a valley.]
A valley or shallow dip in the veld.
1868J. Chapman Trav. S. Afr. I. 25 We emerged on a sandy elevation or ‘buet’ [? bult] overlooking an extensive undulation or leegte. 1897Schulz & Hammar New Afr. xv. 188 As far as I could see up the open laagte the ground was teeming with heavy game. 1932C. Fuller Louis Trigardt's Trek 136 Tall grass on the bults—not so thick as near the mountain—with the laagtes in between, for the most part, wet and boggy. 1944V. Pohl Adventures Boer Family 68 Dudley decided that..they should turn left..and take shelter in a laagte where they might easily shake off their pursuers in the dark. 1949M. Leigh Cross of Fire v. 89 On the laagte between ourselves and the main encampment other dim figures moved evenly. 1971H. C. Bosman Jurie Steyn's Post Office 155 He emerged from his cottage in the leegte that was all grown about with the thorniest kind of cactus. |