messroom
Where soldiers eat
A messroom is a communal dining area, especially on a ship or military base, where personnel take their meals.
The term comes from mess in its sense of a group that eats together.
Officers and enlisted men had separate messrooms.
Self-service dining facility
- canteenPortable liquid container
- refectoryInstitutional dining room
- lunchroomCommunal eating space
- dining-hallCommunal eating room
benches · trays · self-service · factory · dormitory · hospital · school · prison
Soldiers' residential building
- garrisonStationed military force
- canteenPortable liquid container
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- platoonSmall infantry formation
battalion · brigade · enlisted · sergeant · commander · drill · infantry · bunker
Mutual goodwill among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- togethernessState of close connection
- sharedHeld in common
- collectiveJointly organized group
crew · assembly · gathering · mealtime · bonding · comrades · unity · group
cafeteria
Self-service dining facility
dining-hall · benches · trays · self-service · factory · dormitory · hospital · school · prison · staff
barracks
Soldiers' residential building
platoon · battalion · brigade · enlisted · sergeant · commander · drill · infantry · bunker · quarters
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- togethernessState of close connection
- sharedHeld in common
collective · crew · assembly · gathering · mealtime · bonding · comrades · unity · group · social
galley
Onboard food preparation area
crew · quarters · bulkhead · porthole · deck · captain · officer · seaman · rations · watch
tables
Flat-topped furniture pieces
sink · refrigerator · microwave · kettle · cupboards · lockers · clock · trays · utensils · mugs
messroomwardroom
Officers' shipboard dining area
officers' mess · captain's cabin · officers' quarters · VIP lounge · stateroom
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