bank barn
noun Chiefly Midland U.S. and Canadian (chiefly Ontario ).
a barn built into the side of a hill or with earth banked around it, often a two-story barn thus having a ground-level entrance for each story.
Origin of bank barn
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Words nearby bank barn
bank,
bank acceptance,
bank account,
bank annuities,
bank balance,
bank barn,
bank bill,
bank box,
bank card,
bank check,
bank clerk
Example sentences from the Web for bank barn
And if all goes 185 well, I want a bank-barn, the same as they have in the East, with cement flooring and modern stalling.
The Prairie Mother |Arthur StringerThe building of a bank-barn was a watershed in farm chronology.
The Doctor |Ralph Connor