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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An emergency field ration for US armed forces in World War II, consisting of a single packaged meal.
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- noun An individual daily
combat food ration introduced by the United States Army duringWorld War II and comprising three courses forbreakfast ,dinner andsupper .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Ancel Benjamin Keys, (1904–2004), American physiologist.]
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