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View synonyms for barracks

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of barracks1

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

Once a cadet dropped a brick from a third-story barracks window that barely missed Jackson.

The abandoned barracks of the Liberian Army lay just beyond in the tropical thicket.

With lights flashing, the cruiser arrived at the Blooming Grove State Police barracks in Pike County.

Frein was lodged in a holding cell at Blooming Grove barracks.

Turkish media reported the airstrikes came after Kurdish separatists attacked a military barracks nearby.

On the night of June the 11th a red-hot cannon-ball set fire to one of the barracks which was used as a hospital.

From the near-by barracks troopers craned through windows, and gathered in doorways.

It is late, but MacRae knows these barracks, and doubtless he can find you a temporary sleeping place.

A troublesome intruding fellow, why can't he keep his ailments to his own barracks?

Something was done towards improving the condition of the barracks, hospitals, and schools.

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