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barnlike

American  
[bahrn-lahyk] / ˈbɑrnˌlaɪk /

adjective

  1. resembling a barn in construction, architecture, or rustic interior.


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The house had a wagon-wheel chandelier and barnlike rafters — and a high ceiling that Rogers had raised while his wife was traveling abroad so he could practice roping indoors.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025

On a brisk Sunday morning, he arrived at the barnlike town hall in Durham, N.Y., to meet with the town supervisor, Shawn Marriott.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2022

It is a small operation, only 13 employees working out of a large barnlike building in Sperryville, on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2019

The historic site consists of Cole’s house, his barnlike original studio, and a “New Studio,” demolished in the 1970s and rebuilt in 2015 as a small museum space.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2018

The hulking Mark I, not yet dismantled, still sat in its barnlike home: a corrugated metal building the length of a football field that hove into view while they were still miles away.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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