barracks
Britishplural noun
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a building or group of buildings used to accommodate military personnel
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any large building used for housing people, esp temporarily
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a large and bleak building
Etymology
Origin of barracks
C17: from French baraque , from Old Catalan barraca hut, of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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“History will absolve me,” Castro said in a famous speech defending himself after his failed 1953 attack on a military barracks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Khalife was found guilty of spying but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax at the Army barracks where he had been based as a soldier.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Some jumped in a car and drove to San Francisco to warn OpenAI, then changed their minds outside the office and drove back to the barracks instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The Red Cross said military barracks "are often in isolated locations and, by their very nature, can retraumatise people who have fled conflict and persecution".
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
They were let off at some barracks that Mama said had been a center for Japanese soldiers who were being shipped out during the war.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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