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Definition of barracks in English: barracks(also barrack) plural nounˈbarəksˈbɛrəks 1often treated as singular A large building or group of buildings used to house soldiers. the troops were ordered back to barracks Example sentencesExamples - They all made their way up to the castle while the king instructed soldiers to the military barracks.
- But an unnamed friend of the teenager said the youngster was joking and talking with a soldier guarding the barracks when the soldier opened fire without provocation.
- Obviously, girls should not be trained for military service in the barracks because our barracks so far do not measure up to world standards.
- Ripple firecracker detonations erupted from the rise overlooking the barracks as the militiamen opened fire.
- The war hardened general then strode out of the barracks as his soldiers got dressed in their battle armor, and headed towards the stables.
- Maj-Gen Evans said one of his immediate priorities was to consolidate across the division, giving soldiers more time in barracks and at home than has been the case in past few years.
- This included the construction, maintenance and repair of military roads, barracks and cantonments.
- These imports are used to feed patients in hospitals, learners in schools and soldiers in the army barracks.
- In barracks sentries are usually furnished by the unit's guard, a detachment of soldiers on duty for a 24-hour period, who live in the guardroom or guardhouse.
- Some of the problems involved soldiers from the army barracks in Warminster.
- The Palmach House sits on the edge of the army orchestra's barracks; their parade ground will eventually spill over onto its car park roof.
- One leaked battle plan shows they will lay on anti-Bush rallies using serving soldiers outside military barracks.
- The assassinations and bombings carried out by the Partisans forced the German soldiers into their barracks.
- I moved a group of soldiers nearby the enemy barracks, and they started shooting at it automatically.
- I saw a senior commander sit in the barracks and complain with his soldiers for days while waiting to deploy, ignoring advice to use the time for training.
- One soldier, rather close to the bottom of the ladder, was quite satisfied to simply keep the latrines clean and the barracks stoves going in cold weather.
- The soldiers returned to their barracks and mobilised a large crowd of their brothers-in-arms for the assault on the police station.
- Soldiers returning to complete the base closure mission could be housed together in barracks designated specifically for closure personnel.
- The barracks and cantonment areas of major army bases are fine for getting ready to communicate in urban combat.
- One morning, nine trucks drove into the camp, winding past the barracks and buildings where soldiers repaired tanks and trucks.
Synonyms garrison, camp, encampment, depot, billet, quarters, fort, cantonment, guardhouse Spanish cuartel Nautical, informal stone frigate archaic, informal lobster box rare casern - 1.1 A building or group of buildings used to house a specific group of people, such as labourers or prisoners, in austere conditions.
factory owners were usually responsible for the housing of their workers, providing barracks nearby Example sentencesExamples - Inside the Pavilion, there is even an original barrack from the Heart Mountain Relocation center.
- She was in the same barrack as I. Maggie was holding Nathan for me.
- Van Pelt noted that the undressing barrack is correctly positioned vis-à-vis the cottage.
- But on the other end, you don't want the campus to be a barrack.
- The meeting took place out in the open, with four poles and a canvas for a roof - there was no barrack large enough to comfortably house a dozen people in the hot weather.
- They hugged each other hard, and Ann left for her own barrack.
- These new buildings would replace the barrack structures in the main entrance square and would be suitable for those looking for larger office spaces.
- She found her way to the last barrack before the tunnel turned into a bridge over the Ebruan River that flowed through the middle of the city.
- A designated 2.5 acre site in the 60 acre barrack complex will be used and it is intended that family groups, in the main, will be housed in these 50 mobile homes.
- We lived for a long time 12 families in one barrack with one toilet outside.
- The High Range Club is ‘a barrack of a building’ built at the same time as Christ Church in 1910.
- Fiera's entrance was heralded by a rather loud slamming of the barrack's door, but not a single head turned toward the sudden sound.
- Ian and Bryan walked with her to the door of the barrack.
- The artists who created installations in the low barrack buildings could scarcely compete with the somber plaques explaining the significance of each area.
- 1.2British A large, ugly building.
that great barrack of a house
Origin Late 17th century: barrack from French baraque, from Italian baracca or Spanish barraca 'soldier's tent', of unknown origin. Definition of barracks in US English: barracksplural nounˈberəksˈbɛrəks 1often treated as singular A building or group of buildings used to house soldiers. the troops were ordered back to barracks Example sentencesExamples - These imports are used to feed patients in hospitals, learners in schools and soldiers in the army barracks.
- Ripple firecracker detonations erupted from the rise overlooking the barracks as the militiamen opened fire.
- The assassinations and bombings carried out by the Partisans forced the German soldiers into their barracks.
- I moved a group of soldiers nearby the enemy barracks, and they started shooting at it automatically.
- Soldiers returning to complete the base closure mission could be housed together in barracks designated specifically for closure personnel.
- The war hardened general then strode out of the barracks as his soldiers got dressed in their battle armor, and headed towards the stables.
- But an unnamed friend of the teenager said the youngster was joking and talking with a soldier guarding the barracks when the soldier opened fire without provocation.
- The Palmach House sits on the edge of the army orchestra's barracks; their parade ground will eventually spill over onto its car park roof.
- I saw a senior commander sit in the barracks and complain with his soldiers for days while waiting to deploy, ignoring advice to use the time for training.
- Obviously, girls should not be trained for military service in the barracks because our barracks so far do not measure up to world standards.
- This included the construction, maintenance and repair of military roads, barracks and cantonments.
- One morning, nine trucks drove into the camp, winding past the barracks and buildings where soldiers repaired tanks and trucks.
- Some of the problems involved soldiers from the army barracks in Warminster.
- The soldiers returned to their barracks and mobilised a large crowd of their brothers-in-arms for the assault on the police station.
- One soldier, rather close to the bottom of the ladder, was quite satisfied to simply keep the latrines clean and the barracks stoves going in cold weather.
- They all made their way up to the castle while the king instructed soldiers to the military barracks.
- In barracks sentries are usually furnished by the unit's guard, a detachment of soldiers on duty for a 24-hour period, who live in the guardroom or guardhouse.
- One leaked battle plan shows they will lay on anti-Bush rallies using serving soldiers outside military barracks.
- Maj-Gen Evans said one of his immediate priorities was to consolidate across the division, giving soldiers more time in barracks and at home than has been the case in past few years.
- The barracks and cantonment areas of major army bases are fine for getting ready to communicate in urban combat.
Synonyms garrison, camp, encampment, depot, billet, quarters, fort, cantonment, guardhouse - 1.1 A building or group of buildings used to house a specific group of people, such as laborers or prisoners, in austere conditions.
factory owners were usually responsible for the housing of their workers, providing barracks nearby Example sentencesExamples - We lived for a long time 12 families in one barrack with one toilet outside.
- Ian and Bryan walked with her to the door of the barrack.
- Inside the Pavilion, there is even an original barrack from the Heart Mountain Relocation center.
- A designated 2.5 acre site in the 60 acre barrack complex will be used and it is intended that family groups, in the main, will be housed in these 50 mobile homes.
- She found her way to the last barrack before the tunnel turned into a bridge over the Ebruan River that flowed through the middle of the city.
- These new buildings would replace the barrack structures in the main entrance square and would be suitable for those looking for larger office spaces.
- The High Range Club is ‘a barrack of a building’ built at the same time as Christ Church in 1910.
- Van Pelt noted that the undressing barrack is correctly positioned vis-à-vis the cottage.
- The meeting took place out in the open, with four poles and a canvas for a roof - there was no barrack large enough to comfortably house a dozen people in the hot weather.
- But on the other end, you don't want the campus to be a barrack.
- Fiera's entrance was heralded by a rather loud slamming of the barrack's door, but not a single head turned toward the sudden sound.
- She was in the same barrack as I. Maggie was holding Nathan for me.
- The artists who created installations in the low barrack buildings could scarcely compete with the somber plaques explaining the significance of each area.
- They hugged each other hard, and Ann left for her own barrack.
Origin Late 17th century: barrack from French baraque, from Italian baracca or Spanish barraca ‘soldier's tent’, of unknown origin. |