English Dictionary: barrack | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for barrack | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Barrack \Bar"rack\, v. i. To live or lodge in barracks. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Barrack \Bar"rack\, n. [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See {Bar}, n.] 1. (Mil.) A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings. He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. --Gibbon. 2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. [Local, U.S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Barrack \Bar"rack\, v. t. To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops. |