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