food tray

Cafeteria serving platform

A food tray is a flat, shallow container for carrying or serving food and drinks.

Cafeterias, airlines, and hospitals use food trays to deliver meals.

The term also applies to the compartmentalized containers themselves: She picked at the food on her tray.

In cars, a food tray folds down from the seat back.

Related

meal prep · compartments · plastic · airline · flight attendant · hospital · silverware · dinner · TV dinner · portion · carry · rectangular · stack · buffet · school · canteen · slide · institutional

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Opposites
function/purpose

food traygarbage disposal

Sink appliance that shreds food

dishwasher · sink · trash can · compost bin · plate

container vs. disposal

food traywaste bin

Receptacle for rubbish

garbage can · slop bucket · garbage bag · dumpster

Family

food, tray, foods, trays, foodie, foodstuff, foodstuffs

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G