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barracks

/ ˈæə /

plural noun

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of barracks1

C17: from French baraque , from Old Catalan barraca hut, of uncertain origin
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In response, Pancho Villa’s Army confined their band to their barracks and canceled their traditionally joyful pregame tailgate party Saturday.

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A prison superintendent told the BBC inmates began shouting from their cells and barracks around midnight as they were terrified the building would collapse on top of them.

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These are not akin to the crude barracks used to house the Mexican guest workers known as braceros decades ago, nor are they the broken-down trailers associated with abuses of the H-2A program.

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The shy idols waved back – they were on their way to the barracks after rehearsals for the anniversary parade.

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Lam was 37 years old and he, his wife, three sons and three daughters bunked in barracks on the base.

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