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English Dictionary: laager by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laager
n
  1. a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons [syn: laager, lager]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laager \Laa"ger\, n. [D., also leger. Cf. 2d {Leaguer}, {Lair}.]
      A camp, esp. one with an inclosure of travelers' wagons for
      temporary defense. [South Africa]
  
               Wagons . . . can be readily formed into a laager, a
               camp, by being drawn into a circle, with the oxen
               placed inside and so kept safe from the attacks of wild
               beasts.                                                   --James Bryce.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laager \Laa"ger\, v. t. & i. [From {Laager}, n.]
      To form into, or camp in, a laager, or protected camp.
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