Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun canteen

5 senses of canteen

Sense 1
canteen -- (a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers)
       => flask -- (bottle that has a narrow neck)

Sense 2
canteen -- (sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.)
       => shop, store -- (a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod")

Sense 3
canteen, mobile canteen -- (a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen)
       => restaurant, eating house, eating place, eatery -- (a building where people go to eat)

Sense 4
canteen -- (a recreation room in an institution)
       => recreation room, rec room -- (a room equipped for informal entertaining)

Sense 5
canteen -- (restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat)
       => restaurant, eating house, eating place, eatery -- (a building where people go to eat)