(military slang) mess hall

(US) A permit to be out of class during school hours. / (by extension, informal) An agreement to temporarily or conditionally relax monogamy in a relationship.

A building in which soldiers practice drill; normally also used as a headquarters for military reservists

(historical) A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment.

A youth detention centre.

(Oxford University slang) Diminutive of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.

plural of hall tree

A piece of furniture for hanging hats, coats, etc. after entering a building. It may include mirrors, a bench, and/or drawers or other storage space.

The stairs, landings, hallways, or other portions of the public hall through which it is necessary to pass when going from the entrance floor to the other floors of a building.

An ancestral shrine.