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canteen

[kan-teen] / kænˈtin /


NOUN
container for liquids, used in travels
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The canteen, where staff were playing ping pong and pool just 24 hours earlier, was transformed into a nightclub with more than 400 guests.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Damon Albarn is standing in the doorway of Abbey Road's canteen, deep in conversation with The Libertines' Carl Barat.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

One woman posted an image on Xiaohongshu of the rice and vegetables she ate at the canteen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

Practitioners of downward dog and their actual dogs patronize this tangerine-colored canteen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

The question revives Kropp, more particularly as he hears there’s no more beer in the canteen.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque