bank barn

American  

noun

Chiefly Midland U.S. and Canadian (chiefly Ontario).

1. a barn built into the side of a hill or with earth banked around it, often a two-story barn thus having a ground-level entrance for each story.

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Etymology

Origin of bank barn

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

The property includes a smokehouse, bank barn, stable, corn crib and two-story staff quarters.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022

It would revolve around an 18th-century bank barn, but the O’Rourkes also dream of yoga and ballet classes in outbuildings as well as an outdoor concert venue and an organic garden.

From Washington Times • Jun. 25, 2016

Four years ago, Sarver and his wife fell in love with Meadowbrook’s early 19th-century farmhouse and bank barn, remnants of a 250-acre farm along Vera Cruz Road.

From Washington Times • Jun. 25, 2016

But like the Sarvers, the Millers are not allowed to host commercial weddings in their historic, repurposed bank barn.

From Washington Times • Jun. 25, 2016

Amanda appeared on the scene and went to the grassy slope of the big bank barn.

From Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites by Myers, Anna Balmer