noun
- small temporary fortifications or defensive positions made of stones or sandbags
Usage: military; plural of sangar
Examples
- The soldiers built sangars along the ridge to protect themselves from enemy fire.
- Stone sangars dotted the hillside where troops had taken defensive positions.
- The patrol constructed several sangars before nightfall.
- Ancient sangars from previous conflicts could still be seen on the mountainside.
- The unit reinforced their sangars with additional sandbags.
- Lookouts were posted in the sangars to watch for enemy movement.