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laagering

laagering is the present participle and gerund of laager.

Meaning of laager

Verb

laager (third-person singular simple present laagers, present participle laagering, simple past and past participle laagered)

  1. (transitive) To arrange in a circular formation for defence.
    • At the foot of this isolated mount, whereof the aspect somehow filled me with alarm, we camped on the night of January 21, taking no precautions against attack by way of laagering the wagons.1917, H. Rider Haggard, Finished
  2. (intransitive) To camp in a circular formation.
    • That evening, we laagered close to a large open area covered with elephant grass about six feet high.2000, Jeff Dossett, Delayed Detonation, page 44

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Questions about laagering

What is laagering the present participle and gerund of?
Laagering is the present participle and gerund of laager.

Words near laagering in the dictionary

  1. Laac
  2. laachite
  3. Laag-Keppel
  4. laager
  5. laagered
  6. laagering
  7. laagers
  8. laaitie
  9. laaities
  10. Laak
  11. Laakso

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