barn
1
[ bahrn ]
/ bɑrn /
noun
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
a very large garage for buses, trucks, etc.; carbarn.
verb (used with object)
to store (hay, grain, etc.) in a barn.
Origin of barn
1OTHER WORDS FROM barn
barn·like, adjectiveWords nearby barn
barmbrack,
barmecidal,
barmecide,
barmen,
barmy,
barn,
barn dance,
barn door,
barn owl,
barn raising,
barn swallow
Definition for barn (2 of 2)
barn
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[ bahrn ]
/ bɑrn /
noun Physics.
a unit of nuclear cross section, equal to 10−24 square centimeter. Abbreviation: b
Origin of barn
2
First recorded in 1945–50; special use of
barn1
Example sentences from the Web for barn
British Dictionary definitions for barn (1 of 2)
barn
1
/ (bɑːn) /
noun
a large farm outbuilding, used chiefly for storing hay, grain, etc, but also for housing livestock
US and Canadian
a large shed for sheltering railroad cars, trucks, etc
any large building, esp an unattractive one
(modifier)
relating to a system of poultry farming in which birds are allowed to move freely within a barn
barn eggs
Word Origin for barn
Old English
beren, from
bere barley +
ærn room; see
barley
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British Dictionary definitions for barn (2 of 2)
barn
2
/ (bɑːn) /
noun
a unit of nuclear cross section equal to 10 – 28 square metre
Symbol: b
Word Origin for barn
C20: from
barn
1; so called because of the relatively large cross section
Idioms and Phrases with barn
barn
see can't hit the broad side of a barn; lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.