mess hall
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mess hall
Where it comes from
From mess (“military meal”) + hall.
noun mess halls
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A military dining room or building on an army or marine base.
In the mess hall, lunch was served in plastic bowls and paper cups: rice with ragù, sausage soup with day-old bread.
Similar: chow hall, dining hall, dining facility, DFAC
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noun military dining room
| Español | comedor militar, cantina, comedor |
|---|---|
| Русский | столо́вая stolóvaja |
Talk about this word "mess hall." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mess%20hall. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mess hall. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mess%20hall "mess hall." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mess%20hall.Cite this
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title = {mess hall},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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