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barnlike

American  
[bahrn-lahyk] / ˈbɑrnˌlaɪk /

adjective

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


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Cygnet had long outgrown its technologically outdated, barnlike theater in Old Town San Diego, its lease was uncertain and its operations were scattered around the area, notes Sean Murray, the Cygnet’s co-founder and artistic director.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

At 6:42 p.m., officers found Mr. Thompson on a property that had what investigators described as two barnlike structures.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022

That orange barnlike structure that now serves as an events space for quinceañeras?

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2022

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

I pull up to the structure where the ball apparently lives—in a kind of barnlike shed—and knock on the door, my heart beating fast.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven