Barracks vs. Barrack — What's the Difference?

Barracks are usually a group of long buildings built to house military personnel or laborers. The English word comes via French from an old Spanish word "barraca" (hut), originally referring to temporary shelters or huts for various people and animals, but today barracks are usually permanent buildings for military accommodation.

To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters.

To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters.

Chiefly British To jeer or shout at a player, speaker, or team.

Chiefly British To jeer or shout at a player, speaker, or team.

(Australian) To shout support for a team.

(Australian) To shout support for a team.

To shout against; jeer at.

To shout against; jeer at.

A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel.

A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel.

A large, unadorned building used for temporary occupancy.

A large, unadorned building used for temporary occupancy.

A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.

Plural of barrack.

A primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes.

(military) A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing.

Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building.

(US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.

A police station.

(transitive) To house military personnel; to quarter.

(intransitive) To live in barracks.

To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.

To cheer for or support a team.

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.

A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.

To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops.

To live or lodge in barracks.

A building used to house military personnel

Lodge in barracks

Urge on or encourage especially by shouts;

Laugh at with contempt and derision;