barrack
1a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, especially in garrison.
any large, plain building in which many people are lodged.
to lodge in barracks.
Origin of barrack
1Words Nearby barrack
Other definitions for barrack (2 of 2)
to shout boisterously for or against a player or team; root or jeer.
to shout for or against.
Origin of barrack
2Other words from barrack
- bar·rack·er, noun
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How to use barrack in a sentence
What this all comes down to is that a lot of people and organizations are seeing the benefits of 3D printing as a construction tool, and at the rate the technology is growing, houses and barracks are just the beginning.
America’s Biggest 3D Printed Building Is This New Military Barracks in Texas | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | August 30, 2021 | Singularity HubThe barracks are located at the Camp Swift Training Center in Bastrop, TX, and are replacing temporary facilities that have already been used for longer than their intended lifespan.
America’s Biggest 3D Printed Building Is This New Military Barracks in Texas | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | August 30, 2021 | Singularity HubShortly after the attack on the Montana barracks, my father’s family tied a horsehair mattress to the roof of their car to protect themselves from shrapnel and fled to France.
My Father Fled Fascism in Spain—and Taught Me How Lies Can Destroy a Democracy | Sebastian Junger | May 19, 2021 | TimeA lighting offensive by fascist rebels in the south failed to reach Madrid in time, and the Montana barracks was overrun by troops loyal to the elected government.
My Father Fled Fascism in Spain—and Taught Me How Lies Can Destroy a Democracy | Sebastian Junger | May 19, 2021 | TimeIn 1976, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill to fully restore the barracks and preserve the poems.
The Overlooked History of Angel Island, Where the U.S. Enforced Rules Designed to Keep Asian Immigrants Out | Video by Arpita Aneja | May 3, 2021 | Time
There are lovingly tended flower beds along each road and surrounding every barrack.
Hafrich shouts that he should return to the barrack, but the man keeps going.
Each one houses around 100 women who sleep in bunks in a large, open barrack, with anywhere from 15 to 40 women to a room.
The Arab media has taken note of the president taking the oath of office using his full name—barrack Hussein Obama.
And the man who had done all this—a vulgar upstart out of Paris, reeking of leather and the barrack-room still lived!
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHe chartered an outside car, t'other day, at Island Bridge barrack, and drove to the post-office.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousAt the very end of the period we may note the beginning of a reaction against the "barrack schools."
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbA large barrack was in course of erection near the town on the north side.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellThe scene through the opposite window looking on to the barrack yard was very different from the rather sombre picture without.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson Young
British Dictionary definitions for barrack (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbærək) /
to house (people, esp soldiers) in barracks
British Dictionary definitions for barrack (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbærək) /
to criticize loudly or shout against (a player, team, speaker, etc); jeer
(intr foll by for) to shout support (for)
Origin of barrack
2Derived forms of barrack
- barracker, noun
- barracking, noun, adjective
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