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barrack

1. (Mil.) 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. He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. Gibbon. 2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. [Local, U.S.] To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops. To live or lodge in barracks.

Length: 7Scrabble® value: 15Words With Friends® value: 17
Numerology value: 9 (Pythagorean letter-sum). See what this number means on NumberAngel.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), United States public domain. See methodology for full licensing detail. Word validity for game play may differ from any official game dictionary.