verb
- past tense and past participle of laager; to form or arrange in a laager (a defensive encampment or circle of wagons)
Usage: chiefly historical; South African English origin
adjective
- arranged or positioned in a laager; fortified in a defensive circle
Usage: chiefly historical
Examples
- The settlers laagered their wagons in a circle to protect against attack.
- The troops laagered for the night in a defensive formation.
- The laagered camp provided security for the travelers crossing the frontier.
- They laagered the vehicles before the storm arrived.
- The laagered position gave them a tactical advantage.