barracks

British  

/ ˈbærəks /

plural noun

1. a building or group of buildings used to accommodate military personnel

2. any large building used for housing people, esp temporarily

3. a large and bleak building

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Etymology

Origin of barracks

C17: from French baraque , from Old Catalan barraca hut, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Where dinosaur tracks coexist beside spooky rows of barracks left from a 16th-century monastery, there’s a spectacular view of coastline all the way back to the white spires of Lisbon.

From The Wall Street Journal

At last we came to a barbed-wire fence surrounding a row of wooden barracks.

From Literature

“The truck will take you to your barracks next, and then you have fifteen minutes to unpack your things before meeting back here to learn of your new assignment.”

From Literature

Training will take place at barracks in three locations around Croatia, with recruits expected to report to the facility nearest to their homes.

From BBC

Eventually, it failed, after the young king addressed Spaniards - and the armed forces - via a televised message, expressing his opposition to the rebels and ordering all military to remain in their barracks.

From BBC