mess hall

noun

: a hall or building (as on an army post) in which mess is served

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The group’s July 2023 report highlighted several issues at Marcy, including Black inmates being turned away from the mess hall for wearing their hair in cornrows or braids. Thomas C. Zambito, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025 Mitchell’s attacker, Robert Ray, allegedly ran up to her in the mess hall at Rikers’ Otis Bantum Correctional Center and slugged her without provocation, according to the criminal complaint. Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025 Summer camp, on the other hand, followed the typical playbook: Craft-making, hiking, swimming, singing by the campfire, meals in the mess hall. Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 In the months following, the community sukkah was repurposed as a temporary military base and served as a mess hall for soldiers. Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mess hall

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mess hall was in 1821

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“Mess hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mess%20hall. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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mess hall

noun
: a hall or building (as on an army post) in which mess is served
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