barracks
nounUK /ˈbæɹəks/ · US /ˈbæɹəks/
1
Government, Military, Politics, War A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing.
- There is a large barracks in this town and two other barracks are nearby.
- 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 3.2025 June 13, Rosa Flores, “Missing Navy sailor found dead in Virginia, another sailor in custody”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025:
2
Philippines A form of simple temporary on-site staff housing for construction workers.
- Derived terms
- barracks bag, barracks bunny, barracks communism, barracks emperor, barracks lawyer, barracks rat
- Related terms
- dormitory