BARN


Meaning of BARN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbärn ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English bern, from Old English bereærn, from bere barley + ærn house, store

Date: before 12th century

1.

a. : a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or farm equipment

b. : an unusually large and usually bare building

a great barn of a hotel — W. A. White

2. : a large building for the housing of a fleet of vehicles (as trolley cars or trucks)

• barn·like -ˌlīk adjective

• barny ˈbär-nē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.