sangar
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sangar
C19: from Pashto
Example Sentences
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He said "they tried to pull the wall down, and sangar".
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2023
A document outlining procedures when taking over sentry duties was contained in a cabinet inside the sangar.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2022
The witness said he heard a "shrill, high-pitched sound" coming from Mr Holden and moved to look up into the upper sangar position.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2022
Then from a sangar lower down the line where the cliffs of the nullah curved outwards they were seen and the alarm was given.
From The Broken Road by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
As they got to the top of the crest they came in view of the sangar of rocks held by the I.L.H.
From The Record of a Regiment of the Line Being a Regimental History of the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment during the Boer War 1899-1902 by Jacson, Mainwaring George
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