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

Moments like those are what will encourage the next generation of service club members, Powell said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2016

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

He spent two years living in the Chateau Marmont, when he “had more money than sense,” his kids subsisting on room service club sandwiches.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2014

That name and that note were all that Langholm had to show when he dined with the criminologist at his service club the same evening.

From The Shadow of the Rope by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)