About The Word Barrack
Learn about the word Barrack to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Barrack definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Barrack
| Barrack Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Barrack?
[n] a building used to house military personnel
[v] laugh or scoff at; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [v] urge on or encourage esp. by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [v] lodge in barracks Synonyms | Synonyms for Barrack: cheer | exhort | flout | gibe | inspire | jeer | pep up | scoff | urge | urge on Related Terms | Find terms related to Barrack: See Also | accommodate | bait | casern | cheerlead | cod | encourage | lodge | military quarters | rag | rally | razz | ride | squadroom | tantalise | tantalize | taunt | tease | twit Barrack In Webster's Dictionary \Bar"rack\, n. [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp.
barraca), from LL. barra bar. See {Bar}, n.]
1. (Mil.) 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.
2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw,
etc. [Local, U.S.]
\Bar"rack\, v. t. To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops. \Bar"rack\, v. i. To live or lodge in barracks. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Maxillary artery ‐ either of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery…
- Optical illusion ‐ an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual…
- Hinderingly ‐ in an obstructive manner; "he acted very obstructively when we…
- Quercus rubra ‐ large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed…
- Pompano ‐ any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and…
- Flower chain ‐ flowers strung together…
- Paper electrophoresis ‐ electrophoresis carried out on…
- Pygmy marmoset ‐ the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of…
- Pallid bat ‐ drab yellowish big-eared…
- Beguile ‐ attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"…