A chow gun is military slang for a field kitchen on wheels — the mobile cooking setup that feeds troops out in the field when there's no mess hall in sight.
A chow gun is military slang for a field kitchen on wheels — the mobile cooking setup that feeds troops out in the field when there's no mess hall in sight. Think of it as the original food truck, military edition: a rolling operation serving up hot meals wherever boots hit the ground. The term blends 'chow' (longstanding slang for food, especially in the military) with 'gun' (shorthand for a large wheeled apparatus). Practical, no-nonsense, and distinctly old-school military in flavor.
The platoon gathered around the chow gun as soon as it rolled into the camp just before dawn.
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(US, historical) A wagon equipped with food and cooking utensils, and used to prepare meals, as on a ranch, in a lumber camp, or during a cattle drive in the latter part of the 19th century.
(military slang) mess hall.
A kind of short stool or bench.
Chow call is military and institutional slang for an announcement signalling that it's time to eat — the call to the mess hall or dining facility. 'Chow' is established American slang for food (of uncertain but possibly Chinese-pidgin origin), and 'call' refers to the announcement or bugle call. The term is most at home in military, camp, prison, or other institutional settings where meals are communal and announced. Carries a no-frills, no-ceremony register.
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A field kitchen on wheels.
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