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field ration

field ration noun: a prepackaged meal, easily prepared and eaten, carried by military troops on the battlefield.

field ration: a prepackaged meal, easily prepared and eaten, carried by military troops on the battlefield
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Noun

field ration (plural field rations)

  1. A prepackaged meal, easily prepared and eaten, carried by military troops on the battlefield.

field ration meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

field ration in Indonesian

prepackaged meal
ransum tentara

field ration in Vietnamese

prepackaged meal
lương khô, lương thảo

Forms of field ration

pluralfield rations

Origin of field ration

Because it is designed for use in the field.

Questions about field ration

What does field ration mean?
Field ration means a prepackaged meal, easily prepared and eaten, carried by military troops on the battlefield.
What is field ration in Indonesian?
Field ration in Indonesian is ransum tentara. See Field ration meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is field ration?
Field ration is a noun.
What is the plural of field ration?
The plural of field ration is field rations.

Words near field ration in the dictionary

  1. field peas
  2. field pennycress
  3. field police
  4. field poppy
  5. field rat
  6. field ration
  7. field rations
  8. field rats
  9. field restriction
  10. field restrictions
  11. field salad

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