a military dining room, usually large
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mess′ hall′,
- a place in which a group eats regularly, esp. a dining hall in a military camp, post, etc.
- 1860–65
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