barrack

¹bar·rack

noun \ˈber-ək, -ik; ˈba-rək, -rik\

Definition of BARRACK

1

: a building or set of buildings used especially for lodging soldiers in garrison

2

a : a structure resembling a shed or barn that provides temporary housing b : housing characterized by extreme plainness or dreary uniformity —usually used in plural in all senses

Origin of BARRACK

French baraque hut, from Catalan barraca

First Known Use: 1686

Rhymes with BARRACK

arrack, carrack