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barn

[bahrn] / bɑrn /
NOUN
animal shelter
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The cave had likely served as a long-term feeding site for giant barn owls, which repeatedly brought prey back to the same location over many generations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The zoo’s elephant complex spans 17 acres and includes a wooded preserve not open to public viewing as well as a 36,650-square-foot barn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

According to the Sun, the book was taken to the workshop in the programme's barn by Monkhouse's daughter and his comedy writing partner.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Possibilities, subject to a public consultation, include badgers and otters as well as frogs, hedgehogs, barn owls and newts.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Hidden away during the daytime, huddled together inside some shed or barn, we had heard and sometimes seen fighter planes flying low overhead, but we were safe from them, always well out of sight.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo