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Barracks vs Seabase - What's the difference?

barracks | seabase |

As nouns the difference between barracks and seabase

is that barracks is while seabase is a collection of support and supply ships supporting operations elsewhere, that can function as a floating barracks, hospital and base.

As a verb barracks

is (barrack).

barracks

English

(wikipedia barracks)

Noun

(head)
  • A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (barrack)

    • seabase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A collection of support and supply ships supporting operations elsewhere, that can function as a floating barracks, hospital and base.
  • * 2002. Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 by U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services, Page 154 [http://books.google.com/books?id=BcUzAAAAIAAJ&dq=seabase&ei=Kdo7R9vpO4WasgOvypGkBw&pgis=1]:
  • *:We operated from a seabase , reducing our footprint ashore and thereby minimizing our force protection requirements...

    • References

    * http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2004/Jan/Military_Bases.htm * http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/seabase.htm