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canteen

[kan-teen] / kænˈtin /


NOUN
container for liquids, used in travels
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Half-a-million pounds was spent on the Blue Flax canteen - which caters for assembly members, staff and visitors - when it was renovated last summer.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

One woman posted an image on Xiaohongshu of the rice and vegetables she ate at the canteen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

Practitioners of downward dog and their actual dogs patronize this tangerine-colored canteen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

This tight-knit group of players were watching on in the canteen as Union discovered their opponents in the Champions League draw last month.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

When Kelton doesn’t take the canteen, I take it instead—but rather than acting like a water-zombie, I take a brief, measured sip and hand it back to Garrett.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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