A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings. He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. Gibbon.
A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. [Local, U.S.]
To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops.
To live or lodge in barracks.
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