Definitions for k ration
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
K ration(n.)
an emergency military field ration for use under combat conditions, consisting of three separate packaged meals.
Category: Military
Ref: Compare C ration.
Origin of K ration:
1940–45; K for Ancel Keys (born 1904), U.S. physiologist
Princeton's WordNet
K ration(noun)
a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II
Wiktionary
K ration(Noun)
An individual daily combat food ration introduced by the United States Army during World War II and comprising three courses for breakfast, dinner and supper.
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