sangar

/ (ˈsʌŋɡə) /

noun

military a breastwork of stone or sods

Nearby words

sanforized, sang, sang-froid, sangallo, sangamon, sangar, sangaree, sanger, sanger, margaret, sangfroid, sangh

Word Origin for sangar

C19: from Pashto

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Examples from the Web for sangar

The guns then took up a position on the right and opened on A sangar at a range of 825 yards.
The Relief of Chitral|George John Younghusband
A party of Kashmir volunteers then went down to the other sangar and brought the wounded in, under a heavy fire.
Through Three Campaigns|G. A. Henty
Lieutenant Lucas, who commanded them, told off half his company to sweep the sangar, and then the remainder dashed at it.
Through Three Campaigns|G. A. Henty
Before dusk the ammunition and the wounded had to be transported from the sangar near the river to the house.
The Relief of Chitral|George John Younghusband

Then we went on building at the sangar, but without much spirit.
Ladysmith|H. W. Nevinson