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canteen

[kan-teen] / kænˈtin /


NOUN
container for liquids, used in travels
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He will often be seen in the canteen making coffee and talking to the chef.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“Having mobility strength is like having done the physical training and having the whole canteen of water as you hike up that mountain,” Chandrasekaran said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Staff at a business in Swansea have said it was "absolutely nuts" to have American rapper Snoop Dogg perform a full hour private set of "back to back classics" in their canteen.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Damon Albarn is standing in the doorway of Abbey Road's canteen, deep in conversation with The Libertines' Carl Barat.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

His warm canteen was empty, and he was too distraught to remember the lister bag hanging outside in the shade between the two tents.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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