Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

k-ration

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: k-ra-tion
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An individual daily combat food ration introduced by the United States Army during World War II and comprising three courses for breakfast, lunch and supper.

Example Sentences

"The K ration is packed in three separate boxes containing breakfast, dinner, and supper. It contains two kinds of biscuit, canned meats, coffee tablets, concentrated bouillon, lemon juice powder, chocolate bar and chewing gum."
"The column stopped. The battlewise men at the rear of the column immediately started eating their "K" rations."

Etymology

Coined by the United States War Department in or about 1942, from K + ration. The letter K is arbitrary, chosen to distinguish the name from earlier C ration and D ration.

Inflected Forms

K-rations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

combat ration C-ration D-ration field ration individual meal package meal, combat, individual meal, ready-to-eat

Synonyms

Keys ration K-rat

Questions

What does k-ration mean?: An individual daily combat food ration introduced by the United States Army during World War II and comprising three courses for breakfast, lunch and supper.
Where does k-ration come from?: Coined by the United States War Department in or about 1942, from K + ration. The letter K is arbitrary, chosen to distinguish the name from earlier C ration and D ration.

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