- plural of canteen.
Example Sentences
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Canteens at Berlin's universities will offer mainly vegan and vegetarian meals from next term as part of a push to make menus more climate-friendly.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2021
The Rochelle Canteens are largely staffed by women, but there has not yet been a female head chef at a St. John restaurant.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2020
Honesty Canteens – like the New York donut vendor – have no cashiers.
From Forbes • Oct. 10, 2011
Tony Perry, ever the angel of tyro actors, was the wartime guiding spirit of the American Theatre Wing, left her heart at its seven Stage Door Canteens across the nation.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Some had Canteens, but most had not thought of those Useful Objects, & drank from their Hands.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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