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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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

This tight-knit group of players were watching on in the canteen as Union discovered their opponents in the Champions League draw last month.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

Without warning Garrett appears out of what feels like thin air, and snatches the canteen from me.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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