cookhouses
Where meals prepared
Cookhouses is the plural of cookhouse, a building or facility where food is prepared, especially in military camps, work sites, or remote locations.
The term suggests a dedicated structure separate from living quarters: The workers lined up outside the cookhouse at dawn.
Less common than kitchen or mess hall in contemporary use.
Military dining facility
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- rationsControlled food portions
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- canteenPortable liquid container
army · base · garrison · provisions · soldiers · camp · commissary · quartermaster
Self-service dining facility
- dining hallCommunal eating space
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- industrialOf factories and production
- feedingGiving food to
catering · facility · school · hospital · prison · workers · meals · bulk
Of occupied territories
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- outbuildingDetached auxiliary structure
- servantsHired household workers
- hearthFireplace floor area
smokehouse · estate · manor · Victorian · domestic · larder · scullery · pantry
Temporary woodland dwelling
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- scoutsInformation gatherers ahead
summer camp · outdoor · ranch · rustic · fireplace · gathering · bunks · counselors
mess hall
Military dining facility
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- rationsControlled food portions
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
canteen · army · base · garrison · provisions · soldiers · camp · commissary · quartermaster · naval
cafeteria
Self-service dining facility
- dining hallCommunal eating space
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- industrialOf factories and production
feeding · catering · facility · school · hospital · prison · workers · meals · bulk · capacity
colonial
Of occupied territories
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- outbuildingDetached auxiliary structure
- servantsHired household workers
hearth · smokehouse · estate · manor · Victorian · domestic · larder · scullery · pantry · woodstove
lodge
Temporary woodland dwelling
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
scouts · summer camp · outdoor · ranch · rustic · fireplace · gathering · bunks · counselors · campfire
cookhousesdining halls
Communal eating facilities
mess halls · refectories · dining rooms · cafeterias · banquet halls