barracks
noun/ˈbærəks/
/ˈbærəks/
[countable + singular or plural verb] (plural barracks)
- a large building or group of buildings for soldiers to live in
- an army barracks
- The troops were ordered back to barracks.
- The soldiers are searched before they are allowed to leave barracks.
- Troops are being withdrawn to barracks to avoid further clashes.
- The barracks is/are located just outside the town.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- army
- marine
- military
- …
- live in
- be confined to
- attack
- …
- any large ugly building or buildingsTopics Buildingsc2
Word Originlate 17th cent.: barrack from French baraque, from Italian baracca or Spanish barraca ‘soldier's tent’, of unknown origin.
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