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