barn
1[ bahrn ]
/ bɑrn /
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noun
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
a very large garage for buses, trucks, etc.; carbarn.
verb (used with object)
to store (hay, grain, etc.) in a barn.
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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1OTHER WORDS FROM barn
barnlike, adjectiveWords nearby barn
Barmecidal, Barmecide, Barmen, bar mitzvah, barmy, barn, Barnabas, Barnaby, barnacle, barnacle goose, Barnard
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barn2
[ bahrn ]
/ bɑrn /
noun Physics.
a unit of nuclear cross section, equal to 10−24 square centimeter. Abbreviation: b
Origin of barn
2First recorded in 1945–50; special use of barn1
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British Dictionary definitions for barn (1 of 2)
barn1
/ (bɑːn) /
noun
a large farm outbuilding, used chiefly for storing hay, grain, etc, but also for housing livestock
US and Canadian a large shed for sheltering railroad cars, trucks, etc
any large building, esp an unattractive one
(modifier) relating to a system of poultry farming in which birds are allowed to move freely within a barnbarn eggs
Word Origin for barn
Old English beren, from bere barley + ærn room; see barley 1
British Dictionary definitions for barn (2 of 2)
barn2
/ (bɑːn) /
noun
a unit of nuclear cross section equal to 10 – 28 square metreSymbol: b
Word Origin for barn
C20: from barn 1; so called because of the relatively large cross section
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Idioms and Phrases with barn
barn
see can't hit the broad side of a barn; lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.
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