can·teen
/kanˈtēn/
noun
- a restaurant provided by an organization such as a military camp, college, factory, or company for its soldiers, students, staff, etc.synonyms: restaurant, cafeteria, refectory, mess hall, NAAFI, lunchroom, popote, stolovaya, cafe de move-on
- a small water bottle, as used by soldiers or campers.synonyms: container, flask, bottle, skin, bidon, vatje
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1. a : a portable chest with compartments for carrying bottles or for cooking and eating utensils b : a flask for carrying liquids (as on a hike) c : mess kit
a place in a factory, office, etc. where food and meals are sold and can be eaten, often at a lower than usual price:.
A canteen is a store that sells food and drink at an institution like a camp, college, or military base. A canteen can also be a small container used to carry ...
noun · a restaurant attached to a factory, school, etc, providing meals for large numbers of people · a small shop that provides a limited range of items, such ...
A canteen is a place in a factory or military base where meals or snacks are served to the people who work there. Rennie had eaten his supper in the canteen ...
1. a store in a camp, school, etc., in which food, drinks, and small supplies are sold 2. a chiefly US : a place where drinks and entertainment are provided ...
Noun · A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work. · A temporary or mobile café used in an emergency ...
(especially British English) a place where food and drink are served in a factory, a school, etc.
A complete set of cutlery comprising knives, forks, and spoons, usually sufficient for several place-settings at a meal; An archaic use was to describe a sutler ...