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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Tim Genske, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Over time, replicas of the guard tower and the barracks were built to tell the stories of what happened there.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
For New Yorkers barracked in our houses and apartments, or doctors and nurses scrambling for face masks, beseeching a saint to end an epidemic may not sound sufficient.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2020
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Noun
Male athletes stayed in Royal Air Force barracks, while women were housed in college dormitories.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Over time, replicas of the guard tower and the barracks were built to tell the stories of what happened there.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
Simone studied Sanskrit, did social outreach with Indo-Chinese factory workers barracked in a prison, and joined a Resistance network.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
For New Yorkers barracked in our houses and apartments, or doctors and nurses scrambling for face masks, beseeching a saint to end an epidemic may not sound sufficient.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2020
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“Barrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barrack. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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