English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-barrack.ogg|Audio (US)

French baraque; from Italian baracca; from Late Latin barra bar. See Bar

Noun
en-noun

1. military 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.

#:Quotation
#:*He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. - Gibbon.

1. (local, United States|U.S.) A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
2. (Ireland,Colloquial, usually plural) the police station.

Translations
trans-top|a building for soldiers
French: caserne
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Kurdish: KUchar|حا����
Polish: koszary f (pl.)
Russian: каза�ма f
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-barrack.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb

1. To house military personnel; to quarter
2. context|Australian English|New Zealand English to cheer on a team etc
3. British to jeer

Synonyms
cheer
root for (US)

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