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canteen

[kan-teen] / kænˈtin /


NOUN
container for liquids, used in travels
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He will often be seen in the canteen making coffee and talking to the chef.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The final cost for the canteen refurbishment at Parliament Buildings was £530,532.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Half-a-million pounds was spent on the Blue Flax canteen - which caters for assembly members, staff and visitors - when it was renovated last summer.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Having mobility strength is like having done the physical training and having the whole canteen of water as you hike up that mountain,” Chandrasekaran said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

He goes out the front security gate and to our driveway next door, where he puts down the bowl, takes the canteen that hangs over his shoulder, and pours its entire contents into the bowl.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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