FIELD RATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)