Sangar

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsaÅ‹É™/

Origin

From Pashto . Compare Persian سنگر.

Alternative forms

• sanger

Full definition of sangar

Noun

1. (military, UK) A stone breastwork; a fortified niche or look-out post.
• 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 422:At the summits of these the enemy sharpshooters waited for them in sangars, or rock-built entrenchments, each of which had to be taken before the advance could safely continue.
• 2002, Stephen Hughes, The Iraqi Threat and Saddam Hussein′s Weapons of Mass Destruction, %22sangars%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=HjQ51O588o&sig=sk6xx9iltpNtikDiCqIcs78Pkjo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kHgeUMP3ArCZiAe7xoGACA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22sangar%22|%22sangars%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 140,A sangar is a breastwork in the form of stonewalls built without bounding material. If stones are unavailable at or near the picket site sandbags are brought in to build the sangar.
• 2003, Mike Ryan, Secret Operations of the SAS, %22sangars%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=HoWq74CzDa&sig=zs2rMTND2fIyD0C4Zr027JEMUZc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kHgeUMP3ArCZiAe7xoGACA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22sangar%22|%22sangars%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 81,As the sun finally set, the rebels rushed the sangars, but were cut to pieces by the deadly accurate SAS fire.
• 2007, David Humphry, Siege, %22sangars%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=vGqoCIuM5-&sig=Hgiu2zxqrJuFMil-nzpmgIs4Q0Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kHgeUMP3ArCZiAe7xoGACA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22sangar%22|%22sangars%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 205,The game′s up, thought Piet as the Burghers returned fire and moved forward to attack the sangar.