FIELD RATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does field ration mean? 

• FIELD RATION (noun)
  The noun FIELD RATION has 1 sense:

1. rations issued for United States troops in the field

  Familiarity information: FIELD RATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIELD RATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rations issued for United States troops in the field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("field ration" is a kind of...):

ration (the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "field ration"):

K ration (a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II)

C-ration (a canned field ration issued by the United States Army)