Chow Line (Noun)
Meaning
A queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp).
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The smell of cooking meat wafted through the air, drawing everyone to the chow line.
- In the chow line, soldiers often talked about their families and what they were looking forward to doing on their next leave.
- When I arrived at the base, I was surprised to see such a long chow line waiting for dinner.
- Before we went to our tents for the night, we headed over to the chow line for some well-deserved rest and food.
- Every morning the soldiers gathered at the chow line to eat breakfast and fuel up for another long day.