barracks
Translation
barracks
Examples
The soldiers returned to the barracks.
The soldiers returned to the barracks.
The old barracks is now a museum.
The old barracks is now a museum.
Grammar Patterns
((barracks)) a building or group of buildings where soldiers live. The soldiers live in the barracks.
Similar Words
Synonyms: quarters, billet, garrison
Etymology
From French 'baraque' ('hut'), via Spanish 'barraca'.
Memory Tips
It looks like 'bar racks'. Imagine a building with bars on the windows and racks for guns.