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Barrack \Bar"rack\, n. [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp.
barraca), from LL. barra bar. See {Bar}, n.]
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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.
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He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of
dry branches and thatched with straw. --Gibbon.
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2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw,
etc. [Local, U.S.]
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Barrack \Bar"rack\, v. t.
To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to
barrack troops.
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Barrack \Bar"rack\, v. i.
To live or lodge in barracks.
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