sangar

/ (ˈsʌŋɡə) /

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noun

military a breastwork of stone or sods

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Word Origin for sangar

C19: from Pashto

Words nearby sangar

sang, San Gabriel, San Gabriel Mountains, Sangallo, Sangamon, sangar, sangaree, San Gennaro, Sanger, San Germán, Sanger, Margaret

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How to use sangar in a sentence

Then we went on building at the sangar, but without much spirit.
Ladysmith|H. W. Nevinson
They had reached a point above the enemy's left forward sangar, and were firing into it with great effect.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
Sangar, sang′gar, n. a stone breastwork: a low wall of loose stones, used as cover for soldiers.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
As the handful of men crept up the rocky slope a sangar came into view, which was suggestive.
General Gatacre|Beatrix Gatacre

They made straight for the sangar and formed in a circle round it, firing outwards without visible target.
Ladysmith|H. W. Nevinson