Canteen most often refers to: *

Canteen (bottle) A canteen is a reusable drinking water bottle designed to be used by hikers, campers, soldiers, bush firefighters, and workers in the field. It is usually fitted with a shoulder strap or means for fastening it to a belt, and may be covered wi ...

, a water container *

Cafeteria A cafeteria, called canteen outside the U.S., is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether in a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a scho ...

, a type of food service location within an institution in which there is little or no waiting staff table service * A complete set of

cutlery Cutlery (also referred to as silverware, flatware, or tableware) includes any hand implement used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food in Western culture. A person who makes or sells cutlery is called a cutler. While most cutlers ...

comprising knives, forks, and spoons, usually sufficient for several place-settings at a meal * An archaic use was to describe a

sutler A sutler or victualer is a civilian merchant who sells provisions to an army in the field, in camp, or in quarters. Sutlers sold wares from the back of a wagon or a temporary tent, traveling with an army or to remote military outposts. Sutler wa ...

's shop, where provisions were sold to the military. Canteen may also refer to:

Places

* Canteen Township, St. Clair County, Illinois, a township in Illinois * North Platte Canteen, a railroad stop in North Platte, Nebraska, United States that operated from 1941 to 1946

Other uses

* ''Canteen'' (magazine), an English-language literary and arts magazine *

CanTeen Canteen most often refers to: * Canteen (bottle), a water container * Cafeteria, a type of food service location within an institution in which there is little or no waiting staff table service * A complete set of cutlery comprising knives, forks, ...

, the Australian and New Zealand national support organisation for young people with cancer * Canteen, a

railway tender A tender is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing its fuel (wood, coal, oil or torrefied biomass) and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so their tenders are ne ...

, hauled by a steam locomotive, which holds only water * Canteen (prison), or

prison commissary A prison commissary or canteen is a store within a correctional facility, from which inmates may purchase products such as hygiene items, snacks, writing instruments, etc. Typically inmates are not allowed to possess cash; instead, they make purch ...

, a store within a prison where inmates can buy sundries

Places

Other uses

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