k ration

1. 1.

   a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II

   Broaderfield ration

Questions about k ration

What does k ration mean?

k ration means "a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II".

Is k ration a common word?

k ration is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.