barn
1[ bahrn ]
/ bɑrn /
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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barmecidal, barmecide, barmecides, barmen, barmy, barn, barn dance, barn door, barn owl, barn raising, barn swallow
Origin of barn
1Related forms
barn·like, adjectiveDefinition for barn (2 of 2)
barn
2[ 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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barn
1/ (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)
barn
2/ (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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