K-ration
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, lunch and supper.
Noun
K-ration (plural K-rations)
- An individual daily combat food ration introduced by the United States Army during World War II and comprising three courses for breakfast, lunch and supper.
- The K ration is packed in three separate boxes containing breakfast, dinner, and supper. It contains two kinds of biscuit, canned meats, coffee tablets, concentrated bouillon, lemon juice powder, chocolate bar and chewing gum.1943 February, “12,000,000 meals a day”, in Popular Mechanics, page 86
- The column stopped. The battlewise men at the rear of the column immediately started eating their "K" rations.1946, Infantry Journal, volumes 58-59, page 29
- Synonyms:
- Keys ration, K-rat
Synonyms of K-ration
- Keys ration
- K-rat
Forms of K-ration
| plural | K-rations |
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Origin of K-ration
Coined by the United States War Department in or about 1942, from K + ration. The letter K is arbitrary, chosen to distinguish the name from earlier C ration and D ration.
Questions about K-ration
- What does K-ration mean?
- K-ration means an individual daily combat food ration introduced by the United States Army during World War II and comprising three courses for breakfast, lunch and supper.
- What part of speech is K-ration?
- K-ration is a noun.
- What is the plural of K-ration?
- The plural of K-ration is K-rations.
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