laager
noun
laa·ger ˈlä-gər 
1
South Africa : camp
especially : an encampment protected by a circle of wagons or armored vehicles
2
: a defensive position, policy, or attitude
laager intransitive verb
Word History
Etymology
obsolete Afrikaans lager (now laer), from German Lager, from Old High German legar couch — more at lair
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1
laager
noun
as in garrison
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- garrison
- barracks
- camp
- fortress
- redoubt
- fort
- cantonment
- outpost
- stronghold
- citadel
- fortification
- bastion
- blockhouse
- bunker
- post
- leaguer
- base
- installation
- bridgehead
- dugout
- fastness
- airbase
- beachhead
- foothold
- emplacement
- headquarters
- garrison house
- front
- center
- hold
- battlefront
- staging area
- footing
- station
- staging ground
- field