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How to pronounce “barrack”

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Pronunciation guide for barrack

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of barrack with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
How the magic of kindness helped me survive the Holocaustmiles away in a filthy, dirty barrack
Definition summary
(military, chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.

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How to pronounce barrack

How the magic of kindness helped me survive the Holocaust

miles away in a filthy, dirty barrack

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “barrack”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (military, chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
  • (chiefly in the plural) A primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes.
  • (by extension, chiefly in the plural) Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building.
  • (US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
  • (Ireland, colloquial, usually in the plural) A police station.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To house military personnel; to quarter.
  • (intransitive) To live in barracks.

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