noun
barrack
BAR-uk/bˈærʌk/
A building used to house soldiers or workers.
Rows of military bunks fill the barrack.
Etymology
A cabin or hut became specifically a soldier's temporary shelter during a siege. The meaning then extended to a permanent building housing troops.
In context
their own beds across the Barrack blocks soldiers were gunned down at Point Blank Range
More examples
- The old barrack was converted into a museum.
- Workers repaired the roof of the empty barrack.
- Rows of bunks filled the barrack.
Forms
barrack · barracks
Similar words
- barracks
- Barracks is the usual term for military accommodations; singular barrack can identify one building.
- bunkhouse
- A bunkhouse houses groups in shared sleeping quarters; a barrack often serves military accommodations.