mess hall

noun

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

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This take on the steelite mess hall-esque Dansk plates is your gateway to a Scandinavian minimalist take on tabletop. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2026 The former mess hall now houses the national park’s historical collection. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026 Under a flagpole where thirteen stripes and twenty-four stars rippled in the breeze, over two hundred armed troops busied themselves in the barracks, mess hall, and ammunition and weapons depots. Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026 The black-and-white picture shows 28 men of Japanese descent, American citizens, lined up on wooden stairs leading to a mess hall at Tule Lake, one of 10 internment camps in the western United States during World War II. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026 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 Apr. 2026.

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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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