barracks
Soldiers sleep here
Barracks are buildings that house soldiers or other military personnel.
The word is plural in form but can take singular or plural verbs: The barracks was built in 1942 or The barracks were in disrepair.
By extension, any large, plain building housing many people may be called a barracks.
To barrack, in British and Australian usage, is to jeer or heckle—or conversely, to cheer for a team.
Student living building
- billetTemporary military quarters
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
residence · bunks · cots · mess hall · latrine · footlocker · Quonset hut · cantonment
Stationed military force
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- fortDefensive military installation
- campTemporary outdoor shelter site
- cantonmentPermanent military station
compound · installation · post · depot · armory · encampment · military base · army post
Hole-boring device
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- reveilleMilitary dawn summons
- tapsLight repeated touches
- lights outMandatory sleep time
roll call · formation · regimen · obedience · protocol · rules · curfew · punishment
Kinship among men
- bondingForming close connections
- unit cohesionGroup's internal solidarity
- esprit de corpsShared pride among members
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
solidarity · loyalty · teamwork · bunkmates · squad · platoon · morale · comrades
Rigorously simple, unadorned
- bareLacking any covering
- starkSevere and unadorned
- utilitarianPrioritizing function over beauty
- functionalAble to operate correctly
unadorned · austere · plain · minimalist · institutional · bleak · cramped · crowded
dormitory
Student living building
- billetTemporary military quarters
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
accommodation · residence · bunks · cots · mess hall · latrine · footlocker · Quonset hut · cantonment · sleeping quarters
garrison
Stationed military force
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- fortDefensive military installation
- campTemporary outdoor shelter site
cantonment · compound · installation · post · depot · armory · encampment · military base · army post · training facility
drill
Hole-boring device
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- reveilleMilitary dawn summons
- tapsLight repeated touches
lights out · roll call · formation · regimen · obedience · protocol · rules · curfew · punishment · latrine duty
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- bondingForming close connections
- unit cohesionGroup's internal solidarity
- esprit de corpsShared pride among members
fellowship · solidarity · loyalty · teamwork · bunkmates · squad · platoon · morale · comrades · band of brothers
spartan
Rigorously simple, unadorned
- bareLacking any covering
- starkSevere and unadorned
- utilitarianPrioritizing function over beauty
functional · unadorned · austere · plain · minimalist · institutional · bleak · cramped · crowded · basic
- Military Sitesforts, military bases, fortresses, naval stations, air force bases
- military basesFort Bragg, Fort Hood, military base, Fort Benning, air force base
- military facilitiesmilitary base, command center, army base, air force base, headquarters
- military installationsmilitary base, bases, army base, forts, naval base
- Roman fortsfort, fortress, frontier fort, military camp, stone fort
- men's housingdormitory, dorm, fraternity house, frat house, bachelor pad
barracksprivate residence
family home · single-family house · mansion · homestead · estate
- barracks room
- army barracksMilitary residential compound
- barracks lifeSoldier's communal residential experience
- military barracksHousing for armed forces
- tent barracksMilitary canvas dormitory
- barracks lawyersTroops disputing via regulations