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nounADJECTIVE▪ army, marine, military, police▪ fortified▪ woodenVERB + BARRACKS▪ live in▪ be confined to▪
He was confined to barracks for three weeks as a punishment.
▪ attack, bomb▪ build▪ leave▪The soldiers are searched before they are allowed to leave barracks.
▪ go back to, return to, withdraw to▪Troops are being withdrawn to barracks to avoid further clashes.
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barracks — plural, and usual, form of BARRACK (Cf. barrack) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
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barracks — n. 1) (AE) to GI the barracks 2) (AE) to police (up) the barracks 3) disciplinary barracks 4) restricted to barracks * * * (AE) to GI the barracks (AE) to police (up) the barracks disciplinary barracks restricted to barracks … Combinatory dictionary
barracks — UK [ˈbærəks] / US [ˈberəks] noun [countable] Word forms barracks : singular barracks plural barracks a group of buildings where members of the armed forces live and work … English dictionary
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barracks — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. caserne, bivouac. See abode. II (Roget s IV) pl.n. Syn. encampment, shelters, military enclosure, tents, quarters, (field) headquarters, camp, bivouac, cantonment, garrison huts, Quonset huts… … English dictionary for students
barracks — bar|racks [ˈbærəks] n [plural] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: baraque small building , from Catalan barraca] a building or group of buildings in which soldiers live … Dictionary of contemporary English