1. a defensive encampment, especially one formed by a circle of wagons
Usage: historical; South African
2. a defensive or entrenched position or attitude
Usage: figurative

1. to form a defensive camp or circle of wagons
Usage: historical

Examples

• The pioneers formed a laager with their wagons to protect against attack.
• The Boer settlers created a laager on the open plains.
• The political party retreated into an ideological laager.
• They decided to laager their wagons for the night.
• The community seemed to laager itself against outside influences.
• The expedition would laager at sunset each day during their journey.