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canteen

[kan-teen] / kænˈtin /


NOUN
container for liquids, used in travels
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The final cost for the canteen refurbishment at Parliament Buildings was £530,532.

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

Staff at a business in Swansea have said it was "absolutely nuts" to have American rapper Snoop Dogg perform a full hour private set of "back to back classics" in their canteen.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The way Kilgore at first proudly offers his canteen to, but then thoughtlessly withdraws it from, an enemy soldier who is about to die is priceless, and reportedly based on a real incident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

His warm canteen was empty, and he was too distraught to remember the lister bag hanging outside in the shade between the two tents.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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