barracks
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barracks¹
- /ˈbæɹəks/ UK
- /ˈbæɹəks/ US
- /ˈbɛ-/ US
noun
- plural of barrack
noun barracks
- A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing. There is a large barracks in this town and two other barracks are nearby.
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Synonym of police station.
After calling everyone they could think of and coming up empty, Kellie filed a missing persons report with the Vermont State Police. Two days later, Kellie and Bruce drove to the State Police barracks in St Albans to drop off their daughter’s photographs.
Similar: police station
- A form of simple temporary on-site staff housing for construction workers.
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of barrack
Barracks²
proper noun
- plural of Barrack
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inspire, urge on, pep up, gibe, cheer, urge, exhort, flout, jeer, scoff, garrison, quarters, headquarters, house, hall, camp
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