1
: a building or set of buildings used especially for lodging soldiers in garrison
—usually used in plural
2
a
: a structure resembling a shed or barn that provides temporary housing
—usually used in plural
b
: housing characterized by extreme plainness or dreary uniformity
—usually used in plural
barracked; barracking; barracks
barracker
noun
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Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
The former army barracks was transformed into several village sets as well as the exterior of Kaer Morhen, the legendary location where Geralt became a Witcher.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Simone studied Sanskrit, did social outreach with Indo-Chinese factory workers barracked in a prison, and joined a Resistance network.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Noun
One evening in early 1944, four emaciated young women, attempting to rouse themselves from their grim prison conditions, began a secret performance of Beethoven’s Pathétique sonata in the cold and cramped barrack that also served as their dormitory, practice room, eating place and parcel depot.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
The former army barracks was transformed into several village sets as well as the exterior of Kaer Morhen, the legendary location where Geralt became a Witcher.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Villa’s supporters revelled in his struggles as the game went on, booing and barracking.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Simone studied Sanskrit, did social outreach with Indo-Chinese factory workers barracked in a prison, and joined a Resistance network.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Barrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barrack. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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