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Synonyms for barrack


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bar-uh k
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbær ək



Définition of barrack

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun dormitory
Example sentences :
  • By barrack and camp life the normal civilian intellect is, as it were, marooned.
  • Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
  • Beg pardon, sir; but you are the gentleman from the barrack, sir?
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete » by Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
  • I know he's here, for I heard him as I crossed the barrack square.
  • Extract from : « VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea » by David Christie Murray
  • It is fast falling into ruin since it was abandoned as a barrack.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson
  • It is a wooden structure, looking more like a barrack than a castle.
  • Extract from : « Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska » by Charles Warren Stoddard
  • As nothing had been heard of the bush rangers, Reuben determined to return to his barrack.
  • Extract from : « A Final Reckoning » by G. A. Henty
  • But at the beginning you will see them at their worst in the dulness of barrack life.
  • Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by C. N. Williamson
  • It allows the captain to decide, but will barrack him if displeased with his decision.
  • Extract from : « From a Cornish Window » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • Mr. Gregg came out of the barrack and crossed the square rapidly.
  • Extract from : « General John Regan » by George A. Birmingham
  • After supper, Mr. Gault will introduce you to the boys of your barrack.
  • Extract from : « In School and Out » by Oliver Optic

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