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barrack (1)

bar·rack [ bárrək ]


noun  (plural bar·racks)
Definition:
 
military 
Same as  barracks (sense 1)




transitive verb  (past and past participle bar·racked, present participle bar·rack·ing, 3rd person present singular bar·racks)
Definition:
 
1. put soldiers in barracks: to house soldiers in a barracks

2. put somebody in temporary accommodations: to house a group of people in temporary accommodations ( often passive )

[Late 17th century. <barracks]
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