laager

Definition of laagernext
South African

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Noun
  • Furthermore, clinical skills are degrading at garrison hospitals.
    Robert Krasner, STAT, 1 June 2026
  • To bookend the experience, Kohler ultimately witnessed the surrender of a Japanese garrison in August 1945 after being deployed to the Marshall Islands Pacific campaign.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.
    Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While the Dallas Cowboys wrapped up their final organized team activity workout Thursday in Frisco, wide receiver George Pickens was in South Texas hosting a pair of youth camps in McAllen and Corpus Christi.
    Nick Harris June 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
  • American soldiers liberated the camp months later, finding Haller at just 55 pounds and very sick.
    Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Today, visitors can explore the fortress, spread out for a picnic on the green lawn and take in sweeping views of America’s Oldest City from the gun deck.
    USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • Perhaps the best way to understand Helsinki’s origins is to take the short ferry ride across the harbor to the island-fortress of Suomenlinna (now a popular park).
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Contrast that with Europe, ostensibly a redoubt of strong climate policy.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
  • Archaeologist Joe Bagley holds a map of the earthen fortification known as the redoubt at Charlestown's Breed's Hill.
    Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • The brothers spent hours playing around their grandmother’s house—climbing trees, building forts, and racing through cornfields—but their home life was fraught.
    Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Couples can also take a day trip to Dry Tortugas National Park, a remote national park that's more than 99 percent underwater and world-famous for its snorkeling and 19th-century coastal fort.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • The captain had done a brief stint in OK town cantonment after getting his commission three and a half years ago and knew that the vehicle registration plates were the only exciting thing about the city.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The installation was locked down less than 10 minutes after the shooting was reported, and officials lifted the lockdown of the main cantonment area at 12:10 p.m.
    Alexandra Koch , Liz Friden, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Getting on your mat — at a CorePower outpost near you or from the comforts of home sweet home — and flowing through those sun salutations has never been more rewarding.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
  • The anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now says that 212 of at least 363 existing outposts in the West Bank were created since 2023.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
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“Laager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laager. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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