canteen.
A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.
Meaning & usage
A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.
A military mess kit.
A box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc.
A temporary or mobile café used in an emergency or on a film location etc.
A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.
He ordered a salad at the canteen.
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.
A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work. Goods purchased from a prison canteen.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French cantine, itself borrowed from Italian cantina. Doublet of cantina.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.