canteen

noun

1. 1

   A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.

   Come, stack arms, Men! Pile on the rails; stir up the campfire bright; no matter if the canteen fails, we'll make a roaring night. Here Shenandoah brawls along, there burly Blue Ridge echoes strong, to swell the Brigade's rousing song, of “Stonewall Jackson’s Way.”

2. 2

   A military mess kit.

3. 3

   A box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc.

4. 4

   A temporary or mobile café used in an emergency or on a film location etc.

5. 5

   A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.

   He ordered a salad at the canteen.

6. 6

   A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work. A cafeteria in a school or place of work.

7. 7

   A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work. Goods purchased from a prison canteen.

   Yeah, I worked that bitch. She was buying me all the canteen I wanted.

   Administrative Confinement, sort of like a jail inside the prison, this is for those waiting on disciplinary court for a violation, or under investigation, plus other things. 2 man cells, allowed your tablets, some property, some canteen including food, reading books. 4 hours outside exercise weekly after 30 days.

Forms

plural

canteens