| Front | laager or lager \LAH-guhr\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A camp, especially one protected by a circle of wagons or armored vehicles. 2. An entrenched policy or viewpoint. verb tr., intr. To enclose in a defensive encirclement. [From obsolete Afrikaans lager (camp), from Dutch or German Lager (camp). Ultimately from the Indo-European root legh- (to lie or lay) that is also the source of lie, lay, lair, fellow.] "[The scientists] should repudiate the laager mentality and evasions of the East Anglia researchers. Instead of grudgingly yielding to Freedom of Information requests, they should publish their data and workings online wherever possible." - Ian Katz; The Case for Climate Action; The Guardian (London, UK); Feb 8, 2010. |
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