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a
: a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or farm equipment
b
: an unusually large and usually bare building
a great barn of a hotel—
W. A. White
W. A. White2
: a large building for the housing of a fleet of vehicles (such as trolley cars or trucks)
Examples of barn in a Sentence
They live in a big barn of a house.
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But at more than 1,000 pounds each, cows can be clumsy and curious, nosing at wires and cameras installed in barns.
—Vickie Chachere, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
In addition to the tents, there is a Giraffe Suite that has its own private window directly into the state-of-the-art giraffe and rhino barn.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
The family also availed itself to assistance, and thanks to a state farming grant was able to renovate the barn and install the kitchen.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
Near the monument that marks the site of the barn where Jews were killed, seven boulders with metal signs in Polish and English detailed a series of false claims, according to the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
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Vickie Chachere, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
In addition to the tents, there is a Giraffe Suite that has its own private window directly into the state-of-the-art giraffe and rhino barn.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
The family also availed itself to assistance, and thanks to a state farming grant was able to renovate the barn and install the kitchen.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
Near the monument that marks the site of the barn where Jews were killed, seven boulders with metal signs in Polish and English detailed a series of false claims, according to the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
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“Barn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barn. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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barn
noun
: a building used chiefly for storing grain and hay and for housing farm animals or farm equipment
Medical Definition
barn
noun
: a unit of area equal to 10−24 square centimeters that is used in nuclear physics for measuring cross section
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