canteens in English

noun
1
a restaurant provided by an organization such as a military camp, college, factory, or company for its soldiers, students, staff, etc..
Anybody who has seen a fight sequence from a Hindi film which takes place in a college canteen or a restaurant will know the answer.
synonyms:restaurantcafeteriarefectorylunchroommess hall
2
a small water bottle, as used by soldiers or campers.
You don't just tell your soldiers to fill their canteens with water; you check them before a patrol to make sure they did.
synonyms:containerflaskbottle
noun

Use "canteens" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "canteens" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "canteens", or refer to the context using the word "canteens" in the English Dictionary.

1. We ain't shooting canteens!

2. Synonyms for Bakehouses include kitchens, cookhouses, galleys, kitchenettes, sculleries, cookery, bakeries, cabooses, canteens and cuisine

3. Actual meal samples should be taken from large consumption centres such as canteens or restaurants.

4. Synonyms for Alembics include flasks, bottles, containers, vessels, hip flasks, ampullas, bags, beakers, canteens and carafes

5. The urban economic reforms had led to price increases in basic foodstuffs and the introduction of private enterprise in the university canteens.

6. They are quick with the college analogies: The canteens and mess halls are "like a college food court.

7. Customized white Coopered containers to your specifications; Historical reproduction accuracy- Our buckets, butter churns, washtubs, washboards, canteens, yokes, etc

8. Langford still had water in his canteens, but he accepted out of politeness, he says, and with some misgivings.

9. They gave information on the men in their command -- recruits, physique, discipline and conduct, training, health, kit and clothing, arms and accoutrements, desertions, barracks, canteens, water supply and so on.

10. As an alternate to Bumboats , many Navy ships operated canteens or "slop chests," so that the money spent by the crewmembers stayed on the boat and helped improve the quality of the food served by the general mess.