dining hall

noun

: a large room where meals are served at a school, college, etc.

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Both are situated in a stunning al fresco dining hall that hosts roving performers like contortionists and acrobats throughout dinner service. Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025 At Christ Church, Oxford, one of the university’s most storied colleges, the long high table in the dining hall has been in place since the college’s founding in 1546. Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Elon students at the South End campus will be able to utilize Queens’ campus resources, such as the library, recreation center and dining hall. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025 The mess — meaning, the military’s dining hall — required short semi-formal-to-formalwear in centuries gone by, and ordinary military blouses were not enough. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dining hall

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“Dining hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dining%20hall. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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