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barracks
(bærəks)
countable noun [oft in names]
A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work. ‘Barracks’ is the singular and plural form.
…an army barracks in the north of the city.
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barracks in British English
(ˈbærəks)
plural noun (sometimes singular; when plural, sometimes functions as singular)
1.
a building or group of buildings used to accommodate military personnel
2.
any large building used for housing people, esp temporarily
3.
a large and bleak building
Word origin
C17: from French baraque, from Old Catalan barraca hut, of uncertain originImage ofbarracks
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British English: barracks NOUN
A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work.
...an army barracks in the north of the city.
- American English: barracks
- Brazilian Portuguese: acampamento
- Chinese: 营房
- European Spanish: barracón
- French: caserne
- German: Kaserne
- Italian: caserma
- Japanese: 兵舎
- Korean: 막사
- European Portuguese: acampamento
- Latin American Spanish: cuartel
Chinese translation of 'barracks'
barracks
(ˈbærəks)
Word forms:pl barracks
n (c)
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营(營)房
(yíngfáng) (座, zuò)
(plural noun)
Definition
a building or group of buildings used to accommodate military personnel
an army barracks in the north of the city
Synonyms
camp
quarters
Mckinnon went down from the deck to the officers' quarters.
garrison
encampment
billet
cantonment
casern
Additional synonyms
in the sense of quarters
Definition
accommodation, esp. as provided for military personnel
Mckinnon went down from the deck to the officers' quarters.
Synonyms
lodgings,
rooms,
accommodation,
post,
station,
chambers,
digs (British, informal),
shelter,
lodging,
residence,
dwelling,
barracks,
abode,
habitation,
billet,
domicile,
cantonment
Synonyms of 'barracks'
barracks
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