Definition of Barracks. Meaning of Barracks. Synonyms of Barracks

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Definition of Barracks

Barrack
Barrack Bar"rack, n. [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See Bar, n.] 1. (Mil.) A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings. He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. --Gibbon. 2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. [Local, U.S.]
Barrack
Barrack Bar"rack, v. t. To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops.
Barrack
Barrack Bar"rack, v. i. To live or lodge in barracks.

Meaning of Barracks from wikipedia

- Barracks are buildings used to accommodate military personnel and quasi-military personnel such as police. The English word originates from the 17th century...
- civilian Commissariat Department, stores and supply departments, as well as barracks and other departments, were absorbed into the British Army when the Board...
- up barracks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Barracks may refer to: Barracks, buildings used to accommodate military personnel The Barracks, Petrie...
- since 1967 in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Patch Barracks. Artillery Kaserne, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Barton Barracks, Ansbach Bismarck Kaserne, Ansbach Bleidorn...
- to secure the garrison by erecting security fences around most of the barracks and lines, as well as introducing armed security patrols. The garrison...
- A barracks emperor (also called a "soldier emperor") was a Roman emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army. Barracks emperors were...
- Pettit Barracks was located in Zamboanga City (Mindanao, the Philippines) and, along with Camp John Hay, was the location of the US Army's 43d Infantry...
- A barracks ship or barracks barge or berthing barge, or in civilian use accommodation vessel or accommodation ship, is a ship or a non-self-propelled...
- The M****ereene Barracks shooting took place at M****ereene Barracks in Antrim, Northern Ireland. On 7 March 2009, two off-duty British soldiers of the...
- Schofield Barracks is a United States Army installation and census-designated place (CDP) located in Honolulu and in the Wahiawa District of the Hawaiian...