: a hall or building (as on an army post) in which mess is served
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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 The two helicopters involved flew a dozen total loads of cargo from the icebreaker ship to the camp site, while glacial scientists and engineers erected a small tent city, complete with bathrooms, generators, and a mess hall.—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 28, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mess hall