barracks

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbæɹəks/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbæɹəks/, /ˈbɛ-/

• Audio (General American):

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• Hyphenation: bar‧racks

Noun

barracks

1. plural of barrack.

Noun

barracks (plural barracks)

1. (military) A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing.

   There is a large barracks in this town and two other barracks are nearby.

   • 2025 June 13, Rosa Flores, “Missing Navy sailor found dead in Virginia, another sailor in custody”, in CNN‎:

     Resendiz was last seen on May 29 in her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk, according to a missing person’s alert issued by Virginia State Police on June 3.

Derived terms

• barracks bag
• barracks bunny
• barracks communism
• barracks emperor
• barracks lawyer
• barracks rat

Translations

buildings used by military personnel — see barrack

See also

• dormitory

Verb

barracks

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of barrack

Further reading

• barracks on Wikipedia.Wikipedia