Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A service mark used for a store on a military base that sells goods to military personnel and their families or to authorized civilians.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a commissary on a United States Army post
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Examples
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"Sometimes you can get a job waitressing or at the Post Exchange, but for people who want more of a career, that can be challenging."
Arianna Huffington: Military Families Week: Putting the Spotlight on the Sacrifices of Those Left Behind Arianna Huffington 2011
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Many bases in the area have a hospital or medical clinic, commissary, Post Exchange store and entertainment, which can be attractive to your family even if you're commuting to a different base.
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Then she let herself out of the trailer and began the long, wet slog to the Post Exchange.
Breaking the News to Farash Alex Carr 2010
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There are reports this afternoon that there are one or more shooters at a PX (Post Exchange) at Fort Hood, Texas.
Reviving the War of Terror: Patsy framed in Secret Team psy-op to generate public support for wars 2009
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In my world, if you tell me a guy is going to be playing an MP, I expect a clean-shaven high and tight-wearing jackass to pull me over for running a stop sign outside the Post Exchange
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The Post Exchange, about the size of a small supermarket at home, stocks everything from shaving cream to Weber grills.
Life At Bagram 2007
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This always happened on military bases since most of the students were always in transit, but the fact that I owned some rock records that hadn't made it to the Post Exchange or into the German music stores certainly helped.
Campus Murders 1970 2007
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All I did at Scott was play poker and run around and drink beer at the Post Exchange.
Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992
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Other facilities that the visitor may use include the Officer's Club and dining room, the Post Exchange
The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 United States. Dept. of Defense
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If you can not procure it at the nearest Post Exchange or from your shoe dealer, write to
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