Sangar

//ˈsaŋə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A stone breastwork; a fortified niche or look-out post. UK

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From Pashto سنګر (sangar) or from Persian سنگر (sangar).

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