Meaning of CANTEEN
| Pronunciation: | | kan'teen
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- [n] a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
- [n] restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat
- [n] a recreation room in an institution
- [n] a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen
- [n] sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.
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| | Synonyms: | | mobile canteen |
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| | See Also: | | commissary, eating house, eating place, flask, rec room, recreation room, restaurant, shop, store | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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 vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or
other drink. [Written also {cantine}.]
Note: In the English service the canteen is made of wood and
holds three pints; in the United States it is usually a
tin flask.
2. The sutler's shop in a garrison; also, a chest containing
culinary and other vessels for officers.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing or using a canteen in your dream, suggests that you are looking to easily and conveniently satisfy your emotional needs. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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, PX, quick-lunch counter, restaurant, smorgasbord, snack bar, stoup, tavern, tearoom, trattoria |
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