Meaning & use

servery

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A room or counter area, typically in a cafeteria or dining hall, from which food is served.

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Students lined up at the servery to collect their lunch trays.

The hotel's servery offered a buffet breakfast each morning.

A note on using this word

Chiefly used in British and Australian English; American English typically says 'serving counter' or 'cafeteria line.'

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