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• barrack — 1680s, temporary hut for soldiers during a siege, from Fr. barraque, from Sp. barraca (mid 13c. in Medieval Latin) soldier s tent, lit. cabin, hut, perhaps from barro clay, mud, which is probably of Celt Iberian origin. Meaning permanent building …   Etymology dictionary

• barrack — barrack1 [bar′ək, ber′ək] n. [Fr baraque < Sp barraca, cabin, mud hut < barro, clay, mud < VL * barrum, clay] 1. Rare an improvised hut 2. [pl., often with sing. v.] a) a building or group of buildings for housing soldiers b) a large,… …   English World dictionary

• Barrack — Bar rack, n. [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See {Bar}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Mil.) A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• barrack — I. noun Etymology: French baraque hut, from Catalan barraca Date: 1686 1. a building or set of buildings used especially for lodging soldiers in garrison 2. a. a structure resembling a shed or barn that provides temporary housing b. housing… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• barrack — barrack1 /bar euhk/, n. Usually, barracks. 1. a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, esp. in garrison. 2. any large, plain building in which many people are lodged. v.t., v.i. 3. to lodge in barracks. [1680 90; < F baraque, MF …   Universalium

• barrack — 1. noun a) A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the plural, 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… …   Wiktionary

• barrack — I bar•rack [[t]ˈbær ək[/t]] n. Usu. barracks. 1) mil a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, esp. in garrison 2) any large building in which many people are lodged 3) mil to lodge in barracks • Etymology: 1680–90; < F baraque,… …   From formal English to slang

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• Barracks — housing conscripts of Norrbottens regemente in Boden, Sweden. Barracks are specialised buildings for permanent military accommodation; the word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes. Their main object is to separate… …   Wikipedia

• Improvised explosive device — Ammunition rigged for an IED discovered by Iraqi police in Baghdad in November 2005 …   Wikipedia

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