wardroom mess
1Mess — (m[e^]s), n. [OE. mes, OF. mets, LL. missum, p. p. of mittere to put, place (e. g., on the table), L. mittere to send. See {Mission}, and cf. {Mass} religious service.] 1. A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a… …
2mess — 1. noun /mɛs/ a) A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; also, the food given to a beast at one time. A mess of pottage. b) A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is… …
3Mess — Mess, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Messed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Messing}.] To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers. Marryat. [1913 Webster] …
4wardroom — ► NOUN ▪ a commissioned officers mess on board a warship …
5Mess — For other uses, see Mess (disambiguation). A mess (also called a messdeck aboard ships) is the place where military personnel socialise, eat, and (in some cases) live. In some societies this military usage has extended to other disciplined… …
6Wardroom — The wardroom is the officers mess in a warship. The term wardroom can also be used metonymically to refer to a ship s officer corps.It provides a place of recreation as well as being a dining room. Usually, a galley or scullery adjoins the… …
7wardroom — noun Date: 1748 the space in a warship allotted for living quarters to the commissioned officers excepting the captain; specifically the mess assigned to these officers …
8wardroom — noun a commissioned officers mess on board a warship …
9wardroom — /ˈwɔdrum/ (say wawdroohm) noun (in a warship) 1. the mess room for naval officers other than midshipmen and not including the commanding officer or flag officer. 2. these officers collectively …
10Supply Officer — was a specialisation in the British Royal Navy which has recently been superseded by the Logistics Officer, although the function remains the same. In centuries past, the Supply Officer had been known as the Clerk, Bursar, Purser and, later, the… …