BARRACKS

Noun

barracks

plural of barrack.

Noun

barracks pl (plural only)

(military) A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing.

Verb

barracks

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barrack

Source: Wiktionary

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BARRACK

Bar"rack, n. Etym: [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See Bar, n.]

1. (Mil.)

Definition: A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings. He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. Gibbon.

2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. [Local, U.S.]

Bar"rack, v. t.

Definition: To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops.

Bar"rack, v. i.

Definition: To live or lodge in barracks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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