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", originally referring to temporary ...

What are barracks used for?

Barracks are the buildings where soldiers, commanders, and medical staff lodge. Many barracks are temporary buildings that can be taken down quickly and reassembled elsewhere. Other barracks are more sturdy and permanent, but the people who barrack (stay there) are always people in the military.

What is the full meaning of barracks?

1 : a building or set of buildings used especially for lodging soldiers in garrison —usually used in plural. 2a : a structure resembling a shed or barn that provides temporary housing —usually used in plural. b : housing characterized by extreme plainness or dreary uniformity —usually used in plural. barrack.