1. A general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
   "He preferred a crisp lager beer on hot summer days";
   - lager beer
    
2. A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
   "The settlers formed a lager to protect themselves from attack";
   - laager [S.Africa]

Sounds like: lade, lager, la

Derived forms: lagers

Type of: beer, bivouac, brewski [N. Amer, informal], camp, cantonment, encampment

Encyclopedia: Lager