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sangar

/ ˈsʌŋɡə /

noun

  1. military a breastwork of stone or sods

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sangar1

C19: from Pashto
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Example Sentences

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Sangar, an Iraqi Kurd who made the crossing a month after the sinking, lost several friends, including one from childhood.

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He said "they tried to pull the wall down, and sangar".

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Sangar Khaleel contributed reporting from Erbil.

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Sangar Khaleel contributed reporting from Iraq.

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He has claimed his hands were wet and his finger accidentally slipped on the trigger of a mounted machine gun he was manning inside a sangar.

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