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barrack
1[ bar-uhk ]
noun
- a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, especially in garrison.
- any large, plain building in which many people are lodged.
verb (used with or without object)
- to lodge in barracks.
barrack
2[ bar-uhk ]
verb (used without object)
- to shout boisterously for or against a player or team; root or jeer.
verb (used with object)
- to shout for or against.
barrack
1/ ˈæə /
verb
- to house (people, esp soldiers) in barracks
barrack
2/ ˈæə /
verb
- to criticize loudly or shout against (a player, team, speaker, etc); jeer
- intrfoll byfor to shout support (for)
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Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈ쾱Բ, nounadjective
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Other Word Forms
- ۲· noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barrack1
1680–90; < French baraque, Middle French < Catalan barraca hut, of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barrack1
C19: from northern Irish: to boast
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The shy idols waved back – they were on their way to the barracks after rehearsals for the anniversary parade.
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Lam was 37 years old and he, his wife, three sons and three daughters bunked in barracks on the base.
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At Belsen, the huts, the barracks, the evidence, remained.
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When the questioning was over, the men said they were led back to the barracks blindfolded.
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The report's author, armed forces commissioner Eva Högl, revealed dire shortages ranging from ammunition to soldiers, right down to dilapidated barracks.
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