"field ration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: field rations [plural]
Etymology: Because it is designed for use in the field. Head templates: {{en-noun}} field ration (plural field rations)
  1. (military) A prepackaged meal, easily prepared and eaten, carried by military troops on the battlefield. Wikidata QID: Q6501106 Translations (prepackaged meal): feltration [common-gender] (Danish), taistelumuonapakkaus (Finnish), Einmannpackung [feminine] (German), Kaltverpflegung [Austria, feminine] (German), Notration [Switzerland, feminine] (German), Einpersonenpackung (German), ransum tentara (Indonesian), 携帯口糧 (keitai kōryō) (alt: けいたいこうりょう) (Japanese), 전투식량 (jeontusingnyang) (alt: 戰鬪食糧) (Korean), 휴대식량 (hyudaesingnyang) (alt: 携帶食糧) (Korean), feltrasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), feltrasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), racja żywnościowa [feminine] (Polish), сухо́й паёк (suxój pajók) [masculine] (Russian), сухпаёк (suxpajók) [masculine] (Russian), сухи́й пайо́к (suxýj pajók) [masculine] (Ukrainian), сухпайо́к (suxpajók) [masculine] (Ukrainian), lương khô (Vietnamese), lương thảo (alt: 糧草) [rare] (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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