Definition of mess tin in English:

mess tin

noun

British

A rectangular metal dish with a folding handle, forming part of a soldier's mess kit.
〈英〉（有可折叠把手的长方形）军用饭盒
Example sentencesExamples
- To save weight, they'd taken only a third of a towel per man, one razor per three and one mess tin per two.
- Mock shells bursting nearby rained down mud into mess tins.
- There were other examples of devices with explosives inside them - a tin of Smedley's plums, lumps of coal, cans of motor oil, shaving brushes and a mess tin.
- Our work finished about 2 am and we returned to the trenches a hot supper was served to us I picked up the first utensil I could set my hands on which happened to be the common mess tin.
- If possible, also carry: Stove and fuel, signal flares, metal mug or mess tin, torch and batteries, spare matches, survival bag, brew kit, spare food, more ammunition, and extra matches
- Idly, here and there, someone smokes pensively or in glee; another scrapes the scoop-end of a spoon against a mess tin brimming with gobs.
- They were given one mess tin from which to eat, drink, wash and shave.
- Tom, who did not like Cunningham, spat in Oscar's mess tin and eyed the two figures, the tall, poker-straight form of the lieutenant, and the lanky, long-haired form of the sergeant.
- I crawled out, with my rifle in one hand, mess tins in the other.
- Oatmeal and dried-apple flakes boiled up in a mess tin makes a perfect breakfast.
- In it, a female private recalled how she was ‘made to run around the parade ground naked whilst wearing a belt with mess tins attached to it.’
- Matthew, eating from a battered mess tin, warily made a circuit around the camp perimeter, his eyes scanning the rugged area surrounding them.
- Queuing up for his mess tin of porridge at the camp's field kitchen is Vanya.
- Below lie rifles and helmets, encrusted in growth, and gas-masks and mess tins.

单词	mess tin
释义	Definition of mess tin in English: mess tin noun British A rectangular metal dish with a folding handle, forming part of a soldier's mess kit. 〈英〉（有可折叠把手的长方形）军用饭盒 Example sentencesExamples To save weight, they'd taken only a third of a towel per man, one razor per three and one mess tin per two. Mock shells bursting nearby rained down mud into mess tins. There were other examples of devices with explosives inside them - a tin of Smedley's plums, lumps of coal, cans of motor oil, shaving brushes and a mess tin. Our work finished about 2 am and we returned to the trenches a hot supper was served to us I picked up the first utensil I could set my hands on which happened to be the common mess tin. If possible, also carry: Stove and fuel, signal flares, metal mug or mess tin, torch and batteries, spare matches, survival bag, brew kit, spare food, more ammunition, and extra matches Idly, here and there, someone smokes pensively or in glee; another scrapes the scoop-end of a spoon against a mess tin brimming with gobs. They were given one mess tin from which to eat, drink, wash and shave. Tom, who did not like Cunningham, spat in Oscar's mess tin and eyed the two figures, the tall, poker-straight form of the lieutenant, and the lanky, long-haired form of the sergeant. I crawled out, with my rifle in one hand, mess tins in the other. Oatmeal and dried-apple flakes boiled up in a mess tin makes a perfect breakfast. In it, a female private recalled how she was ‘made to run around the parade ground naked whilst wearing a belt with mess tins attached to it.’ Matthew, eating from a battered mess tin, warily made a circuit around the camp perimeter, his eyes scanning the rugged area surrounding them. Queuing up for his mess tin of porridge at the camp's field kitchen is Vanya. Below lie rifles and helmets, encrusted in growth, and gas-masks and mess tins.
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