Толковый словарь английского языка - canteen

noun see: cant Date: 1737 1. a portable chest with compartments for carrying bottles or for cooking and eating utensils, a flask for carrying liquids (as on a hike), mess kit, a chest for storing flatware, 2. a bar at a military post or camp, a general store at a military post ; exchange, an establishment that serves as an informal social club (as for soldiers or a community's teenagers), a small cafeteria or snack bar