barracoon
/ˌbɛrəˈkun/
noun
- A temporary enclosure or barracks used historically to hold enslaved people before transport or sale.
- The museum displayed a replica of a barracoon used during the slave trade.
- Historians study the conditions inside the barracoons to understand the horrors of slavery.
- The old barracoon on the coast is now a memorial to those who suffered there.