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barracks

British  
/ 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

Etymology

Origin of barracks

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


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Then he headed back to barracks, where he sat with the surviving troops and pretended he had suffered a concussion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

We were at Lukavica barracks on the southern edge of Sarajevo.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The book includes photos of makeshift camps, barracks, latrines and other infrastructure, including the photography bunkers from which images of the explosion would be taken.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Jermy has previously called on the Home Office to end "secrecy and confusion" around plans to house more asylum seekers in former military barracks – including at RAF Barnham near Thetford.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

When I think of you bunking in leaky barracks, and all of the other sacrifices you and the other doughboys are making such a change seems a small thing.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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