"barracks" meaning in English

See barracks in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbæɹəks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbæɹəks/ [General-American], /ˈbɛ-/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-barracks.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} barracks
  1. plural of barrack. Tags: form-of, plural Form of: barrack
    Sense id: en-barracks-en-noun-8ePeFB4l

Noun

IPA: /ˈbæɹəks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbæɹəks/ [General-American], /ˈbɛ-/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-barracks.ogg Forms: barracks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} barracks (plural barracks)
  1. (military) A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing. Derived forms: barracks bag, barracks bunny, barracks communism, barracks emperor, barracks lawyer, barracks rat Related terms: dormitory
    Sense id: en-barracks-en-noun-qpP3mh4j Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war

Verb

IPA: /ˈbæɹəks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbæɹəks/ [General-American], /ˈbɛ-/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-barracks.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} barracks
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of barrack Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: barrack
    Sense id: en-barracks-en-verb-rZiW1ZNa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 37 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 39 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 39 57

Alternative forms

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