laager

noun

Definition of laagernext
South African
as in garrison

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  1. garrison
  2. barracks
  3. camp
  4. fortress
  5. redoubt
  6. fort
  7. cantonment
  8. outpost
Noun
  • The island has hosted a Ground Self-Defense Force garrison since 2016, while Tokyo has plans to add additional air-defense capabilities in the coming years.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The garrison’s enormous flag was waving on its flagpole, some 90 feet high—a clear signal that the American fort had survived the Battle of Baltimore.
    — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 11, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of garrison
Noun
  • 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
Definition of barracks
Noun
  • The soldiers, aviation technicians with the Salvandoran army, were victims of a gang ambush on Sunday in the Santo area of Croix-des-Bouquets, east of Port-au-Prince, while on their way back to camp after visiting a local supermarket.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The boys reported the experience to camp counselors, who were dismissive of their complaints according to court records reviewed by The Star.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of camp
Noun
  • According to the brand, these mushrooms were actually found growing in the cellar of the nearby Wilhelmsburg fortress, so the team decided to use them to add some umami flavor to the gin.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Roman city of Cologne and a legionary fortress in Bonn were also nearby — raising the possibility of a military connection.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of fortress
Noun
  • What the spot tries to do, convince folks in this left-leaning redoubt to be venturesome and vote for Hilton, is not the least offensive, though your friendly political columnist, hardly a prude, found the execution a bit, well, icky.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Youth sports, once the redoubt of aimless childhood play, have become hopelessly commercialized.
    — Nora Kenney Mittiga, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of redoubt
Noun
  • Black public figures mingle with slave forts and the most vaunted creations of high art.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In Stone Town, palaces, forts, and winding streets speak to centuries of trade across the Indian Ocean.
    — Cherri Briggs, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of fort
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 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
Definition of cantonment
Noun
  • In the last year, the grocer has opened in West Hollywood, Glendale and Thousand Oaks, with outposts in Costa Mesa and downtown Los Angeles locations planned for 2027.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Under the leadership of Amina Belouizdad Porter, who’s been occupying the CEO chair since 2018, PS has expanded to Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Miami, with plans to open its first international outpost in Paris (at CDG) in 2027.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of outpost
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