barrack

CEFRC1

/ˈbæɹ.ək/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A building where soldiers live.

  2. 02

    verb

    To shout loudly to support or criticize someone.

Examples

  • The soldiers returned to their barrack after a long day of training.

  • The barrack was old and run-down.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbeɹ.ək/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes.

  2. Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building.

  3. A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.

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In context

  • The soldiers lived in a barrack.

  • 1919, House Committee on Military Affairs, Army Reorganization: Hearings Before the Committee on Military Affairs, House of Representatives, 66th Congress, 1st Session, on H.R. 8287, H.R. 8068, H.R. 7925, H.R. 8870, Sept. 3, 1919-Nov. 12, 1919, Parts 23-43, p...

  • I know the barracks at the training camp out on the moors.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French baraque, from Spanish barraca or Catalan barraca, which is of uncertain origin. It is probably either a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *barra (“bar”), of unclear origin, or a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *barrum (“clay, mud”) from Celtiberian or Paleo-Hispanic.