No. 4,019 in French
caserne
Barracks.
In a sentence
La caserne des pompiers est située près du centre-ville.
The fire station is located near the city center.
Here, 'caserne' is used to denote the headquarters or building used by firefighters.
Ils ont rénové la vieille caserne pour en faire un musée.
They renovated the old barracks to turn it into a museum.
In this sentence, 'caserne' refers to a military barracks building.
Chaque année, la caserne organise une journée portes ouvertes.
Each year, the barracks holds an open house event.
The term 'caserne' here is used broadly to refer to any type of operational service building hosting an open event, potentially firefighter's or military barracks.
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