A building or room providing meals and recreational facilities for officers in the armed forces.
I soon settled into the rhythm of life in the officers' mess
Example sentencesExamples
- We were interviewed by three chaplains before going to the Officers Mess for lunch.
- Enemy civilians had planted a bomb in an officers mess.
- In order to take his call the C. O. had apparently to be called out from the Officers Mess.
- Empire was a vast outdoor extension of the gentleman's club, officers mess, or masonic lodge.
- He was the new bartender in the officers mess.
- He told us that he had found the officers mess deserted.
- The children enjoyed their stay in an officers mess.
- The officers mess is to be converted into a hotel.
- News of the signing of the Armistice sparked off some riotous behaviour in the Officers Mess.
- He presided over a maritime mess dinner in the Officers Mess at Mount Pleasant.