bar|racks

bar|racks
bar|racks «BAR ks», noun, verb.
–n.pl. or sing.
1. a building or group of buildings for soldiers to live in, usually in a fort or military camp: »

The barracks were plain wooden buildings with long rows of beds inside.

2. a large, plain building, or group of huts, especially within a common enclosure, in which many people live: »

The old manor house was a regular barracks of a place.

–v.t.
to provide barracks for; locate in barracks.
–v.i.
to lodge in barracks.
╂[< French baraque < Middle French < Italian baracca < Spanish barraca, probably < barro clay < Vulgar Latin barrum]
Usage Barracks appears with either a singular or a plural verb: »

John wrote that his barracks was a lively place. The barracks were inspected daily.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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