mess hall

English

Etymology

From mess (“military meal”) + hall.

Noun

mess hall (plural mess halls)

1. (US) A military dining room or building on an army or marine base.

Synonyms

• chow hall
• dining hall
• dining facility
• DFAC

Translations

military dining room

• Finnish: kanttiini (fi), muonituskeskus (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient: συσσίτια n pl (sussítia), φιδίτιον n (phidítion)

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• Icelandic: matsalur (is) m
• Spanish: comedor militar m, cantina (es) f, comedor (es) m