mess hall

noun

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

Examples of mess hall in a Sentence

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The two groups of signatories stood on opposite sides of a table brought from the battleship's mess hall. Henry Larson, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025 The Beak and Barrel will feature a former mess hall for Spanish soldiers serving as the bar and the captains’ quarters of a Spanish comandante doubling as the dining room. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025 The old unused mess hall and barn are still on the property. John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 In 1916 Stroud stabbed a Leavenworth guard to death in front of 1,100 inmates in the prison mess hall, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 May 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 8 Sep. 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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