K RATION


Meaning of K RATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkā- ]

noun

Etymology: probably alteration of C ration, but taken as initial of Ancel B. K eys b 1904 American physiologist

Date: circa 1940

: a lightweight packaged ration of emergency foods developed for the United States armed forces in World War II

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