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mess kit

mess kit noun: a compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and by campers.

mess kit: a compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc,...
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Noun

mess kit (plural mess kits)

  1. A compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and by campers.
    Synonyms:
    mess set, mess trap
  2. A formal uniform, worn for occasions such as mess dinners.
  3. Synonym of ditty bag.
    Synonyms:
    ditty bag

Synonyms of mess kit

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Forms of mess kit

pluralmess kits

Words formed from mess kit

Questions about mess kit

What does mess kit mean?
Mess kit means a compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and by campers.
What part of speech is mess kit?
Mess kit is a noun.
What is the plural of mess kit?
The plural of mess kit is mess kits.

Words near mess kit in the dictionary

  1. mess halls
  2. mess jacket
  3. mess jackets
  4. Mess John
  5. Mess Johns
  6. mess kit
  7. mess kits
  8. mess of greens
  9. mess of pottage
  10. mess over
  11. mess room

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