canteens

noun

plural of canteen
1
as in camps

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2
as in kettles

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3
as in lockers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canteens
  1. camps
  2. kettles
  3. lockers
  4. clubhouses
  5. pitchers
  6. trunks
  7. clubs
  8. jugs
Noun
  • In Spain and Portugal, tent camps have sprung up in protests against unattainable rents and housing costs.
    — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • James and Giannis Antetokounmpo were among the superstars praising Brunson when training camps opened.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • Before my arrival, the Belâawane’s caravan comprised 200 goats, two dogs to help herd the goats, two chickens for eggs, and three donkeys to transport the chickens, tea kettles, jugs for water, blankets, and other food and camp supplies.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond the inside of tubes and pipes, chalky, crusty alkaline deposits often form around the base of faucets, the outer rims of refrigerator water dispensers, and on the bottom of tea kettles.
    — Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of kettles
Noun
  • So these are vertical shorts shot through characters’ lockers.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The room falls silent as the players, one by one, take a seat at their lockers, facing a big-screen TV on the wall.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of lockers
Noun
  • The neighborhood has 335 homes from $675,000 to over $1 million, two clubhouses, two swimming pools, a swim team and lots of potluck and other get-togethers.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Every week, hundreds of thousands of people walk through the gates of stadiums and arenas, millions will gather in clubhouses, sports halls, gyms and community centres.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of clubhouses
Noun
  • Opposing pitchers still have taken a cautious approach to facing him.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The anticipated pitchers' duel between Yamamoto and Henderson didn't work out according to plan.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of pitchers
Noun
  • There is also the new travel-sized Mignon and exclusive Limousine trunks.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But, starting in the nineteen-eighties, dendrochronologists—who study growth rings in the trunks of trees and link them to calendar years—made a puzzling discovery.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of trunks
Noun
  • The clubs played to a scoreless draw in Austin to close out March.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Friedman obviously declined and pointed David to some smaller clubs more appropriate for first-timers.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of clubs
Noun
  • Before my arrival, the Belâawane’s caravan comprised 200 goats, two dogs to help herd the goats, two chickens for eggs, and three donkeys to transport the chickens, tea kettles, jugs for water, blankets, and other food and camp supplies.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
  • People were milling about in flip-flops, holding water jugs, smoking cigarettes—little to do, nowhere to go.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of jugs
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“Canteens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canteens. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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