Canteen
[kæn'tiːn] or [kænˈtiːn]
Definition
(noun.) a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers.
(noun.) restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat.
(noun.) a recreation room in an institution.
(noun.) a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen.
(noun.) sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc..
Checked by Felicia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink.
(n.) The sutler's shop in a garrison; also, a chest containing culinary and other vessels for officers.
Checker: Norris
Definition
n. a tin vessel used by soldiers for holding liquors: a barrack-tavern or refreshment-house for the use of the soldiers.
Typist: Stanley
Examples
- Piani handed Bonello the canteen. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I have one here without the fangs, and Teddy catches it every night to please the folk in the canteen. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- He unhooked his canteen and uncorked it. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I handed the canteen back to Passini. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Didn't you have a canteen open? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He took out his canteen. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The man is by trade a conjurer and performer, going round the canteens after nightfall, and giving a little entertainment at each. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- He filled the canteens and some of the wine ran out on the stone paving of the courtyard. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Give me the canteens to fill. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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