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.

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mess setmess trapmess dressmess uniformditty bag
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Meanings

nounmess kit (plural mess kits)

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. governmentA formal uniform, worn for occasions such as mess dinners.

    Synonyms: mess dress, mess uniform

  3. Synonym of ditty bag.

    Synonyms: ditty bag

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
mess setmess trap

nounA formal uniform, worn for occasions such as mess dinners.

Similar
mess dressmess uniform

nounSynonym of ditty bag.

Similar
ditty bag
Also see
ditty bagmess setmess trapmess uniform

Translations

Finnish ruokailuvälinesetti, kenttäkeittoastia
  • ruokailuvälinesettiset of eating utensils
  • kenttäkeittoastiaset of eating utensils
  • pakkiset of eating utensils
  • juhlapukuformal uniform
French gamelle
  • gamelleset of eating utensils
German Gamelle
  • Gamelleset of eating utensils
Polish niezbędnik, menażka
  • niezbędnikset of eating utensils
  • menażkaset of eating utensils
  • mundur wyjściowyformal uniform
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APA

mess kit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mess%20kit

MLA

“mess kit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mess%20kit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mess kit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mess%20kit.

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