# barrack buster

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of several improvised mortars, developed in the 1990s by the engineering group of the Provisional Irish Republican Army

## Etymology
From their use against British army and RUC barracks.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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