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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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 23 June 2025
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar confirmed the assault, which struck dozens of locations, including barracks in Karaj, the Energy Ministry, Shahid Beheshti University, state TV headquarters, and police compounds.
—Amir Daftari
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 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
Most notable was the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, responsible for the 1983 bombing of a US Marine barracks in Lebanon that killed more than 240 US troops.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 23 June 2025
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar confirmed the assault, which struck dozens of locations, including barracks in Karaj, the Energy Ministry, Shahid Beheshti University, state TV headquarters, and police compounds.
—Amir Daftari
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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