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- 1. a large building or group of buildings used to house soldiers: "the troops were ordered back to barracks"
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BARRACKS definition: 1. a building or group of buildings where soldiers live: 2. a building or group of buildings where…. Learn more.
a building or set of buildings used especially for lodging soldiers in garrison —usually used in plural… See the full definition
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Barrack definition: a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, especially in garrison.. See examples of BARRACK used in a sentence.
Barracks definition: a building or group of buildings used to accommodate military personnel. See examples of BARRACKS used in a sentence.
A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work.
noun. /ˈbærəks/ [countable + singular or plural verb] (plural barracks) a large building or group of buildings for soldiers to live in. an army barracks. The troops were ordered back to barracks. The soldiers are searched before they are allowed to leave barracks. Troops are being withdrawn to barracks to avoid further clashes.
Barracks are the buildings where soldiers, commanders, and medical staff lodge. Many barracks are temporary buildings that can be taken down quickly and reassembled elsewhere. Other barracks are more sturdy and permanent, but the people who barrack (stay there) are always people in the military.
tr.v. bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks. To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters. n. often barracks. 1. A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel. 2. A large, unadorned building used for temporary occupancy.
noun (usually barracks) 1. a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, esp. in garrison. 2. any large, plain building in which many people are lodged. transitive verb or intransitive verb. 3. to lodge in barracks. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
