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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Jintak Han, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Once an obscure barracks, Sde Teiman is now a makeshift interrogation site and a major focus of accusations that the Israeli military has mistreated detainees, including people later determined to have no ties to Hamas or other armed groups.
—Bilal Shbair, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Jason Farago, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2020
Army barracks torn down, new housing to come The Glendale campus was originally a U.S. Army air-training base for World War II.
—Jen Fifield, azcentral, 16 June 2019
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Noun
Jin, the oldest member of the South Korean pop sensation BTS, completed his mandatory national service on Wednesday, leaving a military barracks in fatigues — free to resume his musical career.
—Jintak Han, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Once an obscure barracks, Sde Teiman is now a makeshift interrogation site and a major focus of accusations that the Israeli military has mistreated detainees, including people later determined to have no ties to Hamas or other armed groups.
—Bilal Shbair, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Verb
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
Army barracks torn down, new housing to come The Glendale campus was originally a U.S. Army air-training base for World War II.
—Jen Fifield, azcentral, 16 June 2019
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“Barrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barrack. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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