Synonyms for canteen


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kan-teen
Phonetic Transcription : kænˈtin

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Définition of canteen

Origin :
  • c.1710, "store in a military camp," from French cantine "sutler's shop" (17c.), from Italian cantina "wine cellar, vault," which is perhaps another of the many meanings that were attached to Latin canto "corner;" in this case, perhaps "corner for storage." A Gaulish origin also has been proposed. Extended to "refreshment room at a military base, school, etc." from 1870. Meaning "small tin for water or liquor, carried by soldiers on the march, campers, etc." is from 1744, from a sense in French.
  • noun portable kitchen
  • noun container for liquids, used in travels
Example sentences :
  • This revived him, and he offered us his canteen, in which was some excellent Jamaica.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Set at liberty for the time being, we recruits made for the canteen.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • Ashton had half drained the canteen on the way up the mountain.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • When they were ready, she filled his canteen for him and took a sip 190 from it “for luck.”
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • Blake dashed his face with the cupful of water still left in the canteen.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • I wish this crool war was over, an' we'd get back to canteen.
  • Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling
  • I said: 'I can get you Burma tobacco, but I don't keep a canteen up my sleeve.'
  • Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling
  • "Don't you think I won't get it out, if I have to pack it out in a canteen," said Roger.
  • Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
  • There was neither food in his pack nor water in his canteen.
  • Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
  • He was covered with dust and his lips were cracking in spite of his free use of the canteen.
  • Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie

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