Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lager
2 senses of lager
Sense 1
laager, lager -- (a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons)
=> camp, encampment, cantonment, bivouac -- (temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling")
Sense 2
lager, lager beer -- (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)
=> beer -- (a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops)