canteennoun [ C ]
uk/kænˈtiːn/us/kænˈtiːn/canteen noun [ C ] (RESTAURANT)
B1 a place in a factory, office, etc. where food and meals are sold, often at a lower than usual price
Examples
- There's a staff canteen for everyone and there's a smarter restaurant for the management.
- What's the canteen dishing up for us today?
- The helpings you get in the office canteen are tiny!
- Have you tried that awful stuff they call curry in the canteen?
- I often see the boss eating his lunch by himself in the canteen.
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Restaurants & cafes
- all-you-can-eat
- automat
- bill of fare
- bistro
- brasserie
- buffet
- coffee shop
- diner
- drive-through
- eatery
- fast food restaurant
- grill
- internet café
- mess
- roadhouse
- rotisserie
- salad bar
- send
- send out for sth
- à la carte
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canteen noun [ C ] (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT)
UK (a small flat case containing) a complete set of knives, forks, and spoons:
We're giving them a canteen of cutlery as a wedding present.
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Cutlery
- bread knife
- cheese knife
- chopstick
- cutlery
- dessertspoon
- fish knife
- flatware
- fork
- place setting
- server
- serving
- setting
- silverware
- soup spoon
- spoon
- steak knife
- tablespoon
- tableware
- teaspoon
canteen noun [ C ] (CONTAINER)
a small container for carrying water or another drink, used especially by soldiers or travellers
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Containers for liquids and gases
- aerosol
- amphora
- barrel
- bottle
- bucket
- canister
- flask
- jar
- jeroboam
- jerrycan
- jug
- keg
- Kilner jar
- oilcan
- pitcher
- vase
- vat
- vial
- water bottle
- water tank
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