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a
: a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or farm equipment
b
: an unusually large and usually bare building
a great barn of a hotel—
W. A. White
W. A. White2
: a large building for the housing of a fleet of vehicles (such as trolley cars or trucks)
Examples of barn in a Sentence
They live in a big barn of a house.
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Cisterns held three thousand gallons of water; solar panels and batteries stored three weeks of power; dehydrated food was stacked high in a barn.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
So far this year, there’ve been sumptuous suede blazers and preppy barn jackets to lust after.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Much like barn jackets and New Balance shoes, the normcore dad-style staple has been adopted as a modern fashion statement, infusing effortless attitude — and often, an ironic wink — into elevated ensembles from weekend outings to even the workplace.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
Practical and fashionable, this barn jacket has been dubbed as shoppers' favorite transitional piece.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
So far this year, there’ve been sumptuous suede blazers and preppy barn jackets to lust after.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Much like barn jackets and New Balance shoes, the normcore dad-style staple has been adopted as a modern fashion statement, infusing effortless attitude — and often, an ironic wink — into elevated ensembles from weekend outings to even the workplace.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
Practical and fashionable, this barn jacket has been dubbed as shoppers' favorite transitional piece.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Barn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barn. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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barn
noun
: a building used chiefly for storing grain and hay and for housing farm animals or farm equipment
Medical Definition
barn
noun
: a unit of area equal to 10−24 square centimeters that is used in nuclear physics for measuring cross section
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