barrack

[ bar-uhk ]

/ ˈbær ək /

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noun Usually barracks.

a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, especially in garrison.

any large, plain building in which many people are lodged.

verb (used with or without object)

to lodge in barracks.

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Origin of barrack

1680–90; <French baraque,Middle French <Catalan barraca hut, of obscure origin

Words nearby barrack

barquentine, barquette, Barquisimeto, barr., barra, barrack, Barrack-Room Ballads, barrack-room lawyer, barracks, barracks bag, barracks lawyer

Other definitions for barrack (2 of 2)

barrack²

[ bar-uhk ]

/ ˈbær ək /

Australian British

verb (used without object)

to shout boisterously for or against a player or team; root or jeer.

verb (used with object)

to shout for or against.

Origin of barrack

1885–90; originally Australian English, perhaps <N Ireland dialect barrack to brag

OTHER WORDS FROM barrack

bar·rack·er, noun

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How to use barrack in a sentence

Shortly after the attack on the Montana barracks, my father’s family tied a horsehair mattress to the roof of their car to protect themselves from shrapnel and fled to France.
My Father Fled Fascism in Spain—and Taught Me How Lies Can Destroy a Democracy|Sebastian Junger|May 19, 2021|Time
A lighting offensive by fascist rebels in the south failed to reach Madrid in time, and the Montana barracks was overrun by troops loyal to the elected government.
My Father Fled Fascism in Spain—and Taught Me How Lies Can Destroy a Democracy|Sebastian Junger|May 19, 2021|Time
In 1976, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill to fully restore the barracks and preserve the poems.
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There are lovingly tended flower beds along each road and surrounding every barrack.
Afghanistan, We Hardly Knew You|Jonathan Foreman|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Hafrich shouts that he should return to the barrack, but the man keeps going.
The Last Days of Stalin's Son During WWII|David Frum|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Each one houses around 100 women who sleep in bunks in a large, open barrack, with anywhere from 15 to 40 women to a room.
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The Arab media has taken note of the president taking the oath of office using his full name—Barrack Hussein Obama.
Carrots and Sticks for the Middle East|Salameh Nematt|January 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And the man who had done all this—a vulgar upstart out of Paris, reeking of leather and the barrack-room still lived!
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
He chartered an outside car, t'other day, at Island Bridge Barrack, and drove to the post-office.
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At the very end of the period we may note the beginning of a reaction against the "barrack schools."
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
A large barrack was in course of erection near the town on the north side.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
The scene through the opposite window looking on to the barrack yard was very different from the rather sombre picture without.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson Young

British Dictionary definitions for barrack (1 of 2)

barrack¹

/ (ˈbærək) /

verb

to house (people, esp soldiers) in barracks

British Dictionary definitions for barrack (2 of 2)

barrack²

/ (ˈbærək) /

verb British, Australian and NZ informal

to criticize loudly or shout against (a player, team, speaker, etc); jeer

(intr foll by for) to shout support (for)

Derived forms of barrack

barracker, nounbarracking, noun, adjective

Word Origin for barrack

C19: from northern Irish: to boast

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barrack

Origin of barrack

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Origin of barrack

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How to use barrack in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for barrack (1 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for barrack (2 of 2)

Derived forms of barrack

Word Origin for barrack