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canteen Definition

can·teen (kan tēn′)

noun

  1. Post Exchange
  2. a place outside a military camp where refreshments and entertainment are provided for members of the armed forces
    1. a place where refreshments can be obtained, as by employees or visitors
    2. such a place serving as a social center, as for teenagers
  4. a place where cooked food is dispensed to people in distress, as in a disaster area
  5. a small metal or plastic flask, usually encased in canvas, for carrying drinking water
  6. a military kit formerly used to carry cooking equipment

Etymology: Fr cantine < It cantina, wine cellar, vault < ? canto, corner: see cant

canteen Synonyms

canteen

n.

  1. Mobile kitchen

    portable kitchen, snack bar, commissary; see dining room, kitchen, restaurant.

  2. Water bottle

    flask, flasket, flacon (French), bota; see bottle, container, flask, jug.

canteen Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • subsidize: We also have a large subsidized canteen which has theme days, which I enjoy.
  • run: She herself is a member of the SVP Conference, which runs a canteen for 200 children every day.
  • visit: We spent much of the day in a classroom and stayed together as a group when visiting the canteen for tea and lunch breaks.

Preposition: at

  • lunchtime: It got me to the front of the queue in the canteen at lunchtime!

Adjective modifier

  • mobile: When we came out with the examiner he took us to a mobile canteen.
  • old: The museum offers refreshments in the refurbished old works canteen.

Modifies a noun

  • meal: Typical formal hall costs about £ 8. Typical canteen meal costs about £ 2.50.
  • assistant: I moved around and got a very well paid job in a factory as a canteen assistant.
  • facility: They will return to base to use the canteen facilities.
  • menu: They were talking earnestly about what the canteen menu might be.
  • culture: Much has been said about our culture, the canteen culture, the occupational culture.
  • staff: The canteen staff would heat them up for her.

Noun used with modifier

  • prison: Personal Spends All inmates are allowed access to a certain amount of cash which can be used to buy items from the prison canteen.
  • factory: We moved on to the factory canteen to eat.
  • staff: The trust has closed the staff canteen to help save money.
  • pit: Pegswood pit canteen was quite a small place and only supplied meals for a few of the workers.
  • workplace: In order to achieve a heart beat award hospital and workplace canteens and schools have to comply with a wide range of criteria.
  • school: Getting all your food from the school canteen in a tin, or from stalls on the side of the road, is great.

Possessives

  • t: Let me guess, tha'd left t ' mac in t ' canteen?

Preposition: of

  • cutlery: Pigs are sound sleepers, packed tightly together like spoons in a canteen of cutlery.