ˈgüˌläg noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Russian, from German lavnoe u pravlenie ispravitel'no-trudovykh lag ereĭ chief administration of corrective labor camps
1. : the penal system of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics consisting of a network of labor camps ; also : such a penal system in other countries
2. : labor camp 1