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noun

Definition of barracksnext
as in residence
a building or group of buildings typically used to house soldiers The soldier was moved to a different barracks. He was confined to barracks for insubordination.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of barrack
1
as in targets

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as in rooms

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barracks
  1. residence
  2. garrison
  3. house
  4. fort
  5. camp
  6. place
  7. cantonment
  8. encampment
Noun
  • Over a decade after rocker Anthony Kiedis sold his home in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles for nearly $1.9 million, the Red Hot Chili Peppers founder and lead singer’s former residence has once again surfaced for sale.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
  • For his second outing on Nov. 5, Prince William met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the president’s official residence in Cape Town.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of residence
Noun
  • Eight years later, in the early months of Russia’s wider invasion of Ukraine, the rebuilt battalion joined the garrison in Mariupol on the Black Sea coast.
    David Axe, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • To put China’s naval capabilities in perspective, consider that the United States captured Okinawa in 1945 from a Japanese garrison that was roughly the size of Taiwan’s current active army with a fleet weighing 2.4 million tons and supported by 22 carriers, 18 battleships, and 29 cruisers.
    Rachel Esplin Odell, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2021
Definition of garrison
Noun
  • Teams were in the field to assess houses and other structures that have been destroyed or damaged.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • In November, Kevin sets tree stands low in mountain draws, often fairly close to houses, roads, and developments.
    Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of house
Noun
  • There is also a string of water parks lavishly-themed to a desert fort, an oasis and Aztec temples.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
  • The city dismantled the fort in 2016 after significant pressure from the California Coastal Commission.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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Noun
  • The killing is the 72nd homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, and the first since Sept. 28 when a 32-year-old man suffered fatal gunshot wounds at a homeless camp in the 600 block of 29th Street in West Oakland.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Border Patrol picks up a group of asylum-seekers from an aid camp at the U.S.-Mexico border near Sasabe, Ariz., on March 13.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of camp
Noun
  • The company continues to monitor interest rate and foreign currency risks, with strategies in place to manage exposure.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Explore has a wide band with a thin gel line inside to keep it in place.
    Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of place
Noun
  • And the cynicism of the reforms was exposed by the regime's unwillingness to extend them to military cantonment areas or to the federal capital.
    Ilhan Niaz, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2012
  • The military has established large cantonments in Tamil areas, treating civilians with a heavy hand.
    William McGowan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2012
Definition of cantonment
Noun
  • In all three races, critics who cited smash-and-grab robberies, open drug dealing at homeless encampments and other unlawful trends, said the leaders were too soft on crime.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The investigation concluded there was little to no discipline regarding encampments and building takeovers at schools including Northwestern, Berkeley, and Rutgers.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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