to ration bread

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• ration — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ daily, monthly ▪ full ▪ double, extra ▪ Pregnant women received a double ration of milk …   Collocations dictionary

• ration — [[t]ræ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] rations, rationing, rationed 1) N COUNT When there is not enough of something, your ration of it is the amount that you are allowed to have. The meat ration was down to one pound per person per week... They have begun to issue… …   English dictionary

• ration — /rash euhn, ray sheuhn/, n. 1. a fixed allowance of provisions or food, esp. for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread. 2. an allotted amount: They finally saved up enough gas rations for the… …   Universalium

• ration — ra|tion1 [ ræʃn ] noun 1. ) count a limited amount of something, especially food, that you are allowed to have, for example when there is not much available or when someone else is controlling it: They cut his daily ration of bread and water. 2.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Field ration — A French Army combat ration, with two meals and energy bars. A field ration, or combat ration, is a canned or pre packaged meal, easily prepared and eaten, transported by military troops on the battlefield. They are distinguished from regular… …   Wikipedia

• C-ration — The Type C or C Ration was an individual canned, pre cooked or prepared wet ration intended to be issued to U.S. military land forces when fresh food (A Ration) or packaged unprepared food (B Ration) prepared in mess halls or field kitchens was… …   Wikipedia

• Meal, Combat, Individual ration — Elements of a USAF Meal, Combat, Individual ration, as served in Da Nang, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, 1966 or 1967 The Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) was the name of canned wet combat rations issued by the United States Armed Forces… …   Wikipedia

• United States military ration — refers to the food given to feed its armed forces. TOC History18th and 19th centuriesFrom the Revolutionary War to the Spanish American War, the United States army ration, as decreed by the Continental Congress, was the garrison ration which… …   Wikipedia

• Garrison ration — A garrison ration is the quantity and type of food served to a soldier when they are stationed somewhere. It is generally not the same as the rations fed to troops in combat or transit usually termed combat rations, field rations , marching… …   Wikipedia

• K-ration — The K ration was an individual daily combat food ration which was introduced by the United States Army during World War II. It was originally intended as an individually packaged daily ration for issue to airborne troops, tank corps, motorcycle… …   Wikipedia

• 5-in-1 ration — The 5 in 1 ration was a United States military ration issued from 1942 to the end of World War II. Procurement ended with the war, though remaining stocks were issued to troops after the war, as well as distributed as surplus in civilian feeding… …   Wikipedia