barracks

bar·rack ¹  (brk)

tr.v. bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks

To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters.

n.

1. A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel. Often used in the plural.

2. A large, unadorned building used for temporary occupancy. Often used in the plural.

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[From French baraques, barracks, from Spanish barracas, soldiers' tents or huts.]

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bar·rack ²  (brk)

v. bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks

v.intr.

1. Chiefly British To jeer or shout at a player, speaker, or team.

2. Australian To shout support for a team.

v.tr. Chiefly British

To shout against; jeer at.

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[Perhaps from Irish dialectal barrack, to brag; akin to brag.]

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barrack·er n.

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barracks

Noun, pl

1. a building or group of buildings used to accommodate military personnel

2. a large and bleak building [French baraque]

Thesaurus

barracks

plural noun camp, quarters, garrison, encampment, billet, cantonment, casern

Translations

barracks [ˈbærəks] npl → cuartel msg

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barracks [ˈbærəks] npl → caserne f

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barracks [ˈbærəks] npl → Kaserne f

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barracks [ˈbærəks] npl → caserma

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barracks

n sg or pl barracks [ˈbӕrəks]

a building or buildings for housing soldiers confined to barracks (= not allowed to leave the barracks). barak, kaserne ثَكَنَةٌ عَسْكَريّه казарми kasárny kaserne; barak die Kaserne στρατώνας cuartel kasarm(ud) پادگان kasarmi caserne בִּיתָן बैरक vojarna laktanya barak hermannaskáli caserma 兵舎 병영 kareivinės kazarmas berek askar kazerne kaserne, brakke koszary caserna cazarmă, baracă казармы kasárne kasarna baraka kasern โรงหรืออาคารใหญ่เป็นที่พักทหาร kışla 兵營 казарма فوجیوں کی رہائش گاہ doanh trại 兵营