post exchange
a retail store on an army installation that sells goods and services to military personnel and their dependents and to certain authorized civilian personnel. Abbreviation: PX
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How to use post exchange in a sentence
These included small supplies such as candy and fruits, and they were on sale at the usual post exchange or company store.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict CrowellThey located the mess halls, the base movie house, post exchange, and post office.
The Scarlet Lake Mystery | Harold Leland GoodwinIf he passed one of the same officers later in the day, for example in front of the post exchange, he would salute again.
The Armed Forces Officer | U. S. Department of DefenseMess over, we all hie out to the two main roads that lead to the post exchange, jingling coins in our trouser pockets.
Conscript 2989 | Irving Crump"Viscol," obtainable from the post exchange, is the best oil for softening all kinds of leather that the author knows of.
Manual of Military Training | James A. Moss
British Dictionary definitions for post exchange
US a government-subsidized shop operated mainly for military personnel: Abbreviation: PX
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