K ration noun phr. ['keɪ raʃ(ǝ)n] M20.[from initial letter of surname of Ancel Keys (b. 1904), Amer. physiologist + RATION noun.]An issue of compressed or dehydrated food etc. for use in the absence of regular supplies, esp. as given to soldiers in the war of 1939-45.
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