laager
/ˈlɑɡər/
verb
- To form or arrange into a defensive circle or protective formation.
- They decided to laager the camp to guard against wild animals.
- The settlers laagered their wagons before nightfall.
- The soldiers laagered the vehicles to create a secure perimeter.
- To adopt a defensive or exclusive attitude, often by closing off from others.
- The neighborhood laagered against the proposed development.
- After the criticism, the team laagered and refused to listen to feedback.
- The group laagered around their leader, rejecting any outside advice.
noun
- A defensive encampment formed by circling wagons or vehicles.
- The military unit created a laager with their trucks in the open field.
- During the night, the travelers arranged their wagons into a laager for safety.
- The pioneers formed a laager to protect themselves from attack.
- A group of people who are united in a defensive or exclusive way, often resistant to outside influence.
- The company's management created a laager of loyal employees who blocked new ideas.
- The old political party became a laager of traditionalists who refused to change.
- The community formed a cultural laager to preserve their language and customs.
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