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canteen

[kan-teen] / kænˈtin /


NOUN
container for liquids, used in travels
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The final cost for the canteen refurbishment at Parliament Buildings was £530,532.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

People Before Profit assembly member Gerry Carroll said the canteen "needed a lick of paint and a bit more" but there were "huge questions" over the level of spending.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

Instead of serving dinner in the canteen, the ground staff brought food out onto the airfield.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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