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canteen

[kan-teen] / kænˈtin /


NOUN
container for liquids, used in travels
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People Before Profit assembly member Gerry Carroll said the canteen "needed a lick of paint and a bit more" but there were "huge questions" over the level of spending.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

The girls had been passing the second canteen around, taking small, careful sips from it.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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