The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. A type of beer of German origin that contains a relatively small amount of hops and is aged from six weeks to six months to allow sedimentation. Also called lager beer.
n. A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
n. Alternative spelling of laager.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Lager beer.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Same as lager-beer (which see, under beer).
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
n. a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
Word Usage
"One of the meanings of the German word 'lager' is a storehouse."