service club
- noun
- /ˈsɜrvɪs klʌb/
:
club de recreo
- The service club hosted movie nights to help soldiers unwind after long shifts.
Examples
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Many overseas bases featured a service club where troops could play games and write letters home.
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After arriving at the base, we spent the evening relaxing at the service club.
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The service club is fun.
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Join our service club today!
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After arriving at the base, we spent the evening relaxing at the service club.
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Many overseas bases featured a service club where troops could play games and write letters home.
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The service club hosted movie nights to help soldiers unwind after long shifts.
Synonyms
51
5.8
A place where soldiers eat together
15
3.1
A group where people meet to enjoy events and make friends
How Recreational
1
3.2
- UK
14
2.4
- Jargon
27
3.4
- Jargon
1
6.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'service' + 'club', so learners will grasp it denotes a club related to some kind of 'service'. However, 'service' is polysemous (e.g. public service, provision of services, or military service), so the specific sense 'recreational facility for military personnel' is not directly predictable without extra world knowledge; the relation is partially clear but ambiguous.
Etymology
Service club was also used for a place on a military base where members of the service, meaning 'soldiers', could relax, play games, and write home. That's why it means a recreational place for military personnel.