Canteen vs. Flask
Canteennoun
A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.
Canteennoun
A temporary or mobile café used in an emergency or on a film location etc.
Canteennoun
A box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc.
Canteennoun
A military mess kit.
Canteennoun
A water bottle used by a soldier or camper.
Canteennoun
A small vessel used by soldiers or hikers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink.
Canteennoun
A chest containing culinary and other vessels for military officers in a garrison.
Canteennoun
The sutler's shop in a garrison.
Canteennoun
A store or small shop within a larger establishment where refreshments and sometimes other supplies are sold. At a military base the canteen may be as large as a general store; within a school or small company it may be only a small counter with very limited supplies, or a snack bar.
Canteennoun
A temporary location where food is dispensed during an emergency.
Canteennoun
a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
Canteennoun
sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.
Canteennoun
a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen
Canteennoun
a recreation room in an institution
Canteennoun
restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat
Canteennoun
a restaurant provided by an organization such as a college, factory, or company for its students or staff.
Canteennoun
a small water bottle, as used by soldiers or campers.
Canteennoun
a specially designed case or box containing a set of cutlery.
Flasknoun
A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc.
Flasknoun
A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.
Flasknoun
(sciences) Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base.
Flasknoun
(engineering) A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds.
Flasknoun
A bed in a gun carriage.
Flaskverb
(dentistry) To invest a denture in a flask so as to produce a sectional mold.
Flasknoun
A small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; as, a flask of oil or wine.
Flasknoun
A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc.
Flasknoun
A bed in a gun carriage.
Flasknoun
The wooden or iron frame which holds the sand, etc., forming the mold used in a foundry; it consists of two or more parts; viz., the cope or top; sometimes, the cheeks, or middle part; and the drag, or bottom part. When there are one or more cheeks, the flask is called a three part flask, four part flask, etc.
Flasknoun
bottle that has a narrow neck
Flasknoun
the quantity a flask will hold
Flasknoun
a container for liquids.
Flasknoun
a narrow-necked glass container, typically conical or spherical, used in a laboratory to hold reagents or samples.
Flasknoun
a narrow-necked bulbous glass container, typically with a covering of wickerwork, for storing wine or oil.
Flasknoun
a vacuum flask.
Flasknoun
a hip flask.
Flasknoun
the contents of a flask
Flasknoun
an extremely strong lead-lined container for transporting or storing radioactive nuclear waste.
Flasknoun
short for powder flask
