service club

American  

noun

1. any of several organizations dedicated to the growth and general welfare of its members and the community.

2. a recreational center for members of the armed forces.

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Etymology

Origin of service club

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

For a decade such stops were a regular calendar item, but a recent speech at a small-town service club was the first such appearance I’d made in a similar number of years.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2022

Rogers, a retired Navy attack-class submarine commander turned peace activist, recently spoke to a Port Orchard service club luncheon where the membership consisted largely of local business types.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2018

Douglas followed in her grandfather's thespian footsteps, and even to this day Douglas always orders the room service club sandwich.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2015

Anchorage School Board member Tam Agosti-Gisler is the East Anchorage Rotary Club’s liaison to the Interact service club at West and East high schools.

From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2015

One, a handsome elderly gentleman, who wore grey moustaches and would have seemed in place at a service club, was still seated.

From Laid up in Lavender by Weyman, Stanley J.