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mess hall

noun

: a hall or building (as on an army post) in which mess is served

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The Chinese leader then toured the vessel, including inspecting the mess hall and giving a trial press of the ship’s catapult button, according to CCTV. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025 University of Arizona's first building, Old Main, was completed in 1890, housing the school of agriculture, along side labs and one mess hall. Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025 And thanks to the concession to segregationists, Black citizen-soldiers required their own set of facilities: everything from barracks and mess halls to swimming pools and off-base U.S.O. clubs. Time, 5 Nov. 2025 When taking the mess hall and yard lists, COs stopped in front of your cell. John J. Lennon september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mess hall

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mess hall was in 1821

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“Mess hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mess%20hall. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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mess hall

noun
: a hall or building (as on an army post) in which mess is served
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