laager

noun

Definition of laagernext
South African
as in garrison

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  1. garrison
  2. camp
  3. fortress
  4. redoubt
  5. fort
  6. cantonment
  7. outpost
  8. stronghold
Noun
  • Russian conscripts called up for military service sit in a bus before their departure for garrisons, in Bataysk in the Rostov region, Russia November 16, 2024.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Russian assault groups have, since September, performed a series of costly yet effective flanking maneuvers that forced back the exhausted Ukrainian garrison in the town of Vuhledar and have now destabilized the whole front line in southern Donetsk.
    David Axe, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of garrison
Noun
  • Humor — both black and camp — is the key here, unlike the often-leaden film which relied on special effects rather than a sharp script and knowing comic direction for its wow factor.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The last time the act was invoked was during World War II, and it was used to place noncitizens from Japan, Germany and Italy in internment camps.
    Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of camp
Noun
  • Built on the foundations of a 15th-century fortress, what makes Luxembourg efficient is its short airport-to-city centre journey, which lasts only 12 minutes, its highly efficient public transportation system and the lowest Tripadvisor Queue Score in Avis’ study.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The outside of the Spanish castle was filmed in Puerto Rico at Castillo San Cristóbal, the largest fortress in the Americas.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of fortress
Noun
  • Walls and towers made of stone and rammed earth rose from strategic ridge lines, making a formidable redoubt.
    ByAndrew Lawler, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The whereabouts of his own family was unknown, but thought to appear briefly in surveillance footage recovered earlier this year from an underground redoubt Israeli forces said was located beneath a cemetery.
    Karl Vick, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of redoubt
Noun
  • Build forts with it, cry into it, rest a head on it, hug it, put a gift for the Tooth Fairy under it, convert it into a kneepad or even deliver wedding bands on it.
    Candace Oehler, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Located in Keta, in the West African country’s Volta Region, the fort is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site because of its historical significance.
    Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of fort
Noun
  • And the cynicism of the reforms was exposed by the regime's unwillingness to extend them to military cantonment areas or to the federal capital.
    Ilhan Niaz, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2012
  • The military has established large cantonments in Tamil areas, treating civilians with a heavy hand.
    William McGowan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2012
Definition of cantonment
Noun
  • That was the directive given to Hannes Peer when designing The Manner, a new Manhattan hotel and the first outpost of an ultra-luxurious concept from the hospitality group Standard International.
    Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The location is also home to the first outpost of Café Utopia Drei Berge, the culinary offshoot of the luxurious Swiss mountain retreat Drei Berge Hotel that Touhami bought and revamped last year out of his passion for mountains and hiking.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of outpost
Noun
  • Throughout 2024, Moscow has made significant gains in Ukraine's east, advancing at its fastest pace since the early weeks of the war and claiming key settlements like Avdiivka, a former Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Donetsk region, in February.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Aleppo was also the main rebel stronghold until Assad took it over in 2016.
    Lauren Kent, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of stronghold
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