1
: a building or set of buildings used especially for lodging soldiers in garrison
—usually used in plural
2
a
: a structure resembling a shed or barn that provides temporary housing
—usually used in plural
b
: housing characterized by extreme plainness or dreary uniformity
—usually used in plural
barracked; barracking; barracks
barracker
noun
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CBS News, 17 May 2024
The sheriff’s office, which operates the county jail system, said in a news release Friday that deputies found a 41-year-old man unresponsive in his barrack just after 10 a.m.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
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Noun
The barracks are thought to have been destroyed in 1781 by troops in the army of British Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis.
—CBS News, 17 May 2024
The sheriff’s office, which operates the county jail system, said in a news release Friday that deputies found a 41-year-old man unresponsive in his barrack just after 10 a.m.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
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“Barrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barrack. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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