A barn is an agricultural building usually on farms and used for various purposes. In North America, a barn refers to structures that house livestock, including cattle and horses, as well as equipment and fodder, and often grain. As a result, the term barn is often qualified e.g. tobacco barn, dairy barn, cow house, sheep barn, potato barn. In the British Isles, the term barn is restricted mainly to storage structures for unthreshed cereals and fodder, the terms byre or shippon being applied to cow shelters, whereas horses are kept in buildings known as stables. In mainland Europe, however, barns were often part of integrated structures known as byre-dwellings. In addition, barns may be used for equipment storage, as a covered workplace, and for activities such as threshing.

खलिहान, जिसे बाड़ा भी बोलते हैं, ऐसे स्थान या कक्ष को कहते हैं जिसमें पशु-मवेशी, खेती के औज़ार और कटी हुई फ़सल को रखा जाता है। आम तौर पर खलिहान बारिश, बर्फ़, धूप और आंधी से सुरक्षा के लिए किसी कच्ची या पक्की छत से ढके हुए होते हैं। ध्यान दें कि कुछ सन्दर्भों में खलिहान और बाड़ा केवल उस मकान को ही नहीं बल्कि उसके इर्द-गिर्द की बिना ढकी हुई ज़मीन को भी कहते हैं जहाँ फ़सल और हल वग़ैरह पड़े रहते हैं।