mess hall

Definition of mess hall

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

Examples of mess hall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If available, also add diced onions, bell peppers, and red peppers from the chow (i.e. mess hall). — Emma Schwartz, Bon Appétit, "How a Prison Cooking Show Connects Residents to Life Outside," 2 July 2019 The crew also constructed a fictional camp with full barracks and a mess hall on their set in Vancouver, Canada. — Taylor Weik, NBC News, "AMC's 'The Terror: Infamy' brings the horror of Japanese American internment to life," 7 Aug. 2019 Another shows a Marine washing his cup and fork and spoon in a trash can filled with hot, soapy water outside the mess hall at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Edenton, North Carolina, after the Korean War. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "A Marine’s sketches of military life to be preserved by Camp Pendleton museum," 21 June 2019 This is her fourth summer, the feisty, brown-eyed girl now a fixture, leading songs in the mess hall after dinner, roaming the familiar trails with sass and confidence. — Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Here I can be free’: Childhood burn survivors find a haven in Conn. summer camp," 10 Aug. 2019 The mess hall was updated and now is a stylish dining room with a communal table, multiple seating areas and a fireplace. — Sharon Boorstin, Los Angeles Times, "Nature and culture meet on a weekend trip to San Francisco," 25 July 2019 The heartbreaking incident occurred around 11:30 a.m., as Meyer, a 10-year-old girl from Boonville and two women in their 50s, were walking down a steep, muddy, gravel path, headed for the mess hall. — Hilary Shenfeld, PEOPLE.com, "Girl Scout, 11, Tragically Killed by Falling Tree in 'Freak' Accident at Indiana Campground," 25 June 2019 The equipment is kept in air-portable shipping containers which contain everything from portable mess halls to spare aircraft parts. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Air Force Is Having Trouble With Its 'Base in a Box'," 2 Jan. 2019 Adding a new mess hall, medical unit, or crew quarters is as simple as pulling out one module and inserting another. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Nightflyers has the bloody body count we expect from George R.R. Martin," 29 Nov. 2018

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