# lager

Pronunciation: US say "LAH-gur" /ˈlɑɡɚ/; UK/AUS say "LAH-guh" /ˈlɑːɡə/

## Noun

1. A beer brewed using a yeast that ferments at the bottom of the fermentation vessel.
   - Simple: A crisp beer made with a yeast that settles to the bottom while brewing.
   - _She poured each guest a glass of crisp lager._
   - _German breweries are famous for their pale lagers._
3. Alternative spelling of laager. — Alternative spelling of laager.
   - Simple: Alternative spelling of laager. It means the same thing, just written a different way.
   - _The trekkers drew their wagons into a tight lager before dusk._
   - _Soldiers defended the lager through the long night._

## Verb

2. To store lager at a low temperature so that it matures and clarifies.
   - Simple: To store beer in the cold so that it ages and turns clear.
   - _Traditional breweries lager their beer in cool caves for months._
   - _The brewery lagers each batch at just above freezing._
4. Alternative spelling of laager. — Alternative spelling of laager.
   - Simple: Alternative spelling of laager. It means the same thing, just written a different way.
   - _The column will lager near the river before nightfall._
   - _Each night the scouts lager their wagons in a circle._

## Origin

From German Lagerbier ("beer made for storing"), from Lager ("store"). It is related to the native English word lair.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lager (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).