noun
a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp)
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑queue, ↑waiting line
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noun : a queue waiting to be served food (as in a military mess)
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chow line,
U.S. Informal. a line of people waiting to be served at a cafeteria, lunch counter, or the like: »
Dump your Navy sea bag on your bunk…to take your place in the chow line in the galley (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.