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a
: a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or farm equipment
b
: an unusually large and usually bare building
… a great barn of a hotel …—
W. A. White
W. A. White2
: a large building for the housing of a fleet of vehicles (such as trolley cars or trucks)
Examples of barn in a Sentence
They live in a big barn of a house.
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Cocroft, for one, has spent plenty of time with Kimme in the barn.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
An additional six-stall barn has been renovated into a two-chair hair salon, complete with a bedroom, a three-quarter bath, a loft bedroom, a kitchen with dining space and a bar-lounge with a fireplace.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the most analogous example among automotive marques is Porsche, the first automobile of which emerged in 1948 from an Austrian barn and, within 15 years, transformed into what has become the most collectible sports car in the world.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
The shiny piano black plastic trend needs to be taken behind the barn and never seen again.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Mar. 2026
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Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
An additional six-stall barn has been renovated into a two-chair hair salon, complete with a bedroom, a three-quarter bath, a loft bedroom, a kitchen with dining space and a bar-lounge with a fireplace.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the most analogous example among automotive marques is Porsche, the first automobile of which emerged in 1948 from an Austrian barn and, within 15 years, transformed into what has become the most collectible sports car in the world.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
The shiny piano black plastic trend needs to be taken behind the barn and never seen again.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for barn
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“Barn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barn. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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barn
noun
: a building used chiefly for storing grain and hay and for housing farm animals or farm equipment
Medical Definition
barn
noun
: a unit of area equal to 10−24 square centimeters that is used in nuclear physics for measuring cross section
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