What does sangar mean?
Sangar means (military, UK) A stone breastwork; a fortified niche or look-out post..
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/ˈsaŋə/ · noun
(military, UK) A stone breastwork; a fortified niche or look-out post..
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.
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.
As the sun finally set, the rebels rushed the sangars, but were cut to pieces by the deadly accurate SAS fire.
The game′s up, thought Piet as the Burghers returned fire and moved forward to attack the sangar.
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Sangar means (military, UK) A stone breastwork; a fortified niche or look-out post..
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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.
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