n.
Pronunciation: ' lä-g ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete Afrikaans lager (now laer ), from German Lager, from Old High German legar couch ― more at LAIR
Date: 1850
1 South African : CAMP especially : an encampment protected by a circle of wagons or armored vehicles
2 : a defensive position, policy, or attitude
– laager intransitive verb