Canteen

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Canteen \Can*teen"\ (k[a^]n*t[=e]n"), n. [F. cantine bottle
     case, canteen (cf. Sp. & It. cantina cellar, bottle case),
     either contr. fr. It. canovettina, dim. of canova cellar, or,
     more likely, fr. OF. cant. corner, It. & Sp. canto. See 1st
     {Cant}.] (Mil.)
     1. A small vessel used by soldiers or hikers for carrying


        water, liquor, or other drink. [Written also {cantine}.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In 1910 in the English service the canteen is made of
           wood and holds three pints; in the United States it is
           usually a tin flask.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A chest containing culinary and other vessels for military
        officers in a garrison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The sutler's shop in a garrison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Hence: A store or small shop within a larger establishment
        where refreshments and sometimes other supplies are sold.
        At a military base the canteen may be as large as a
        general store; within a school or small company it may be
        only a small counter with very limited supplies, or a
        snack bar.
        [PJC]
  
     5. A temporary location where food is dispensed during an
        emergency.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  canteen
       n 1: a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
       2: sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution
          or school or camp etc.
       3: a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen [syn:
          {mobile canteen}]
       4: a recreation room in an institution
       5: restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  74 Moby Thesaurus words for "canteen":
     PX, automat, beanery, bistro, buffet, buvette, cafe, cafeteria,
     calabash, cantina, carafe, carboy, caster, chophouse, chuck wagon,
     coffee shop, coffeehouse, coffeeroom, commissary, cookhouse,
     cookshack, cookshop, cruet, cruse, decanter, demijohn, diner,
     dining hall, dining room, dog wagon, drive-in, drive-in restaurant,
     eatery, eating house, ewer, fast-food chain, fifth, flacon, flagon,
     flask, flasket, gourd, grill, grillroom, hamburger stand,
     hash house, hashery, hipflask, hot-dog stand, hot-water bottle,
     jar, jeroboam, jug, kitchen, lota, lunch counter, lunch wagon,
     luncheonette, lunchroom, magnum, mess hall, mussuk, olla, phial,
     pizzeria, post exchange, quick-lunch counter, restaurant,
     smorgasbord, snack bar, stoup, tavern, tearoom, trattoria