Barrack
WordNet
noun
(1) A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
verb
(2) Laugh at with contempt and derision
"The crowd jeered at the speaker"
(3) Urge on or encourage especially by shouts
"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
(4) Lodge in barracks
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From ; from ; from Late Latin barra bar. See bar
Noun
- A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the plural, originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
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- He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. - Edward Gibbon.
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- (local, U.S.) A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
- (Ireland,colloquial, usually plural) the police station.
Verb
- to cheer on a team etc
- to jeer