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
  • May and Spoelstra developed a friendship during May’s time in Boca Raton, with the Heat holding several training camps at FAU while May was coaching there.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • As a child, Bryan attended camps run by Georgia head coach Kirby Smart.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • Between coffee makers, air fryers, kettles, toaster ovens and multi-cookers, many kitchens now have more small appliances than counter space, and an appliance garage gives them a dedicated home.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of kettles
Noun
  • The malicious system component silently installs apps that look like weather tools, app lockers and other everyday utilities.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The flatbed also include's side storage lockers and a long rear drawer for extra cargo space.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 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
  • While there are plenty of storylines for the rest of the series, but most importantly for today is the matchup between the starting pitchers.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Both pitchers settled into the game, and the offenses stalled.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of pitchers
Noun
  • In the riverbed, towering bald cypress trees now stood at a lean, their branches swept back by a 30-foot surge of water and mud, their trunks still plastered with debris.
    — Francesca D’Annunzio, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The chips were made from trees killed in the 2020 Castle fire, an inferno that left thousands of acres of standing dead trunks.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of trunks
Noun
  • Crystal’s comic timing was honed in the clubs doing stand-up.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Its Visit Rwanda campaign has partnered with prominent European soccer clubs, including Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich, though the arrangements have varied.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of clubs
Noun
  • The shed behind his home is practically a science lab, full of jugs and evaporators and gallons of sap.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Two common types of plastic — polyethylene and polypropylene, used widely to make food containers, packaging, milk jugs and bottle caps — produced the most hydroxyl radicals detected by the researchers.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of jugs
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