barrack
pronunciation
How to pronounce barrack in British English:
UK [ˈbærək]
How to pronounce barrack in American English:
US [ˈbærək]
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- Noun:
- a building used to house military personnel
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- Verb:
- lodge in barracks
- urge on or encourage especially by shouts
- laugh at with contempt and derision
Word Origin
- barrack (n.)
- 1680s, "temporary hut for soldiers during a siege," from French barraque, from Spanish barraca (mid-13c. in Medieval Latin) "soldier's tent," literally "cabin, hut," perhaps from barro "clay, mud," which is probably of Celt-Iberian origin. Meaning "permanent building for housing troops" (usually in plural) is attested from 1690s.
Example
- 1. President-elect barrack obama 's decisions will affect american security .
- 2. Platoon sergeants fell their men in on the barrack square .
- 3. The soldiers were at drill in the barrack yard .
- 4. A barrack once used for sterilization experiments , one of the few left nearly undisturbed since the war , may be reopened , and a new visitor center , replacing the cramped one in use today , constructed to handle crowds .
- 5. In bantry , I definitely recommend going to the schooner ( barrack street ; 353-27-52115 ) , particularly if the calvinists are playing , and in enniscorthy 's market square , stamp 's is beautiful and trendy , but hardly pretentious .