barracks

/ ˈbærəks /

plural noun

1. a building or group of buildings used to accommodate military personnel

2. any large building used for housing people, esp temporarily

3. a large and bleak building

Word History and Origins

Origin of barracks¹

C17: from French baraque , from Old Catalan barraca hut, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

It's currently green fields and some army barracks.

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On Saturday, some soldiers had left their barracks on the outskirts of the capital, Antananarivo, to join protesters in front of the city's town hall.

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After being refused docking in Greenland, the ship anchored so close to shore that the barracks housing some 150 American servicemembers were clearly visible.

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The new Russian contractors mostly remain in their barracks to focus on training the local army, the European officials say, limiting their effectiveness.

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On a Saturday afternoon, soldiers fan out in Caracas' Petare neighbourhood to fulfil Maduro's order that "the barracks come to the people".

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