iron ration
1iron ration — noun : an emergency ration * * * iron ration noun A ration of concentrated food, esp for an extreme emergency • • • Main Entry: ↑iron * * * iron ration, a ration issued to soldiers in the field; D ration …
2iron ration — noun Date: 1876 an emergency ration …
3iron ration — portion of food set aside for eating in an emergency …
4Ration alimentaire de l'armée américaine — Une ration alimentaire durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. La ration alimentaire de l armée américaine est la ration alimentaire fournie aux soldats des forces armées des États Unis. Comme toutes les rations alimentaires militaires, elle est… …
5iron — n., adj., & v. n. 1 Chem. a silver white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used for tools and implements, and an essential element in all living organisms. Usage: Symb.: Fe. 2 this as a type of… …
6ration — [ rasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1643; « solde de militaire » XIIIe; lat. ratio « compte, évaluation » 1 ♦ Portion journalière (de vivres et de boissons) distribuée à chaque homme, dans l armée. Recevoir, toucher sa ration de pain, de viande, de tabac.… …
7C-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… …
8United 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… …
9Flameless ration heater — A flameless ration heater, or FRH, is a water activated exothermic chemical heater included with Meals, Ready to Eat (MREs), used to heat the food. US military specifications for the heater require that it be capable of raising the temperature of …
10Pemmican — Traditional method of drying meat for pemmican demonstrated at Calgary Stampede …
