BARRACK

barrack. Barrack, n. a building to lodge soldiers in, a hut

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Bar″rack (�), n. [[F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See Bar, n.]] 1. 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. 2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.