Meanings
nounfield ration (plural field rations)
plural field rations
- governmentA prepackaged meal, easily prepared and eaten, carried by military troops on the battlefield.
Origin
Because it is designed for use in the field.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish feltration
- feltrationprepackaged meal
Finnish taistelumuonapakkaus
- taistelumuonapakkausprepackaged meal
German Einmannpackung, Kaltverpflegung
- Einmannpackungprepackaged meal
- Kaltverpflegungprepackaged meal
- Notrationprepackaged meal
- Einpersonenpackungprepackaged meal
Indonesian ransum tentara
- ransum tentaraprepackaged meal
Japanese 携帯口糧
- 携帯口糧 (keitai kōryō)prepackaged meal
Korean 전투식량, 휴대식량
- 전투식량 (jeontusingnyang)prepackaged meal
- 휴대식량 (hyudaesingnyang)prepackaged meal
Norwegian Bokmål feltrasjon
- feltrasjonprepackaged meal
Polish racja żywnościowa
- racja żywnościowaprepackaged meal
Russian сухо́й паёк, сухпаёк
- сухо́й паёк (suxój pajók)prepackaged meal
- сухпаёк (suxpajók)prepackaged meal
Ukrainian сухи́й пайо́к, сухпайо́к
- сухи́й пайо́к (suxýj pajók)prepackaged meal
- сухпайо́к (suxpajók)prepackaged meal
Vietnamese lương khô, lương thảo
- lương khôprepackaged meal
- lương thảoprepackaged meal
Cite this entry
APA
field ration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20ration
MLA
“field ration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20ration. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “field ration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20ration.
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