'Canteen' definitions:
Definition of 'canteen'
From: WordNet
noun
A flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
noun
Sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.
noun
A restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen [syn: canteen, mobile canteen]
noun
A recreation room in an institution
noun
Restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat
Definition of 'Canteen'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'canteen'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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