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laager

noun

Definition of laager

South African

as in garrison

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Noun

In the 15th century, the Incas established an important military garrison and administrative center here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Because these positions are often held by relatively small Ukrainian garrisons due to the challenges of resupply, Russian forces that reach the town in sufficient numbers are likely to capture it.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of garrison

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Another strike targeted a barracks for Iran’s 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, which operates tanks and armored vehicles, in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iranian state television reported.

— Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 15 July 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

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Veteran wide receiver, Darius Slayton interestingly said Harbaugh already has been confronting players in a constructive way to reinforce accountability across the board in the first few days of training camp here in West Virginia.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
As Scott Frost took to the practice field Monday to open UCF’s preseason football camp, construction workers a few hundred yards away busily put the finishing touches on the Roth Tower expansion at the Acrisure Bounce House Stadium.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

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Now an Oda envoy and renowned strategist named Kanbei Kuroda (Masaki Suda) has come to Murashige’s fortress to convince him that resistance is futile.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Someone or something keeps trying to break into the fortress-like building and find something.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

Definition of fortress

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Crews are wanting to learn more about the earthen fortification, known as the redoubt, which is essentially a dirt fort colonial soldiers built by hand overnight before fighting began.

— Kailey Schuyler, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Contrast that with Europe, ostensibly a redoubt of strong climate policy.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 4 June 2026

Definition of redoubt

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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 school bus was transporting students from various areas to a military-run school in a high-security cantonment, according to officials.

— Zia ur-Rehman, New York Times, 21 May 2025

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