C rations
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of C rations
C20: C(ombat) rations
Example Sentences
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Wartime museums display the bland hardtack that sustained Civil War fighters, and the canned meats, breads and fruit of World War II, known as C rations.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2021
Now it held only three trapped Americans living on C rations and candy bars.
From Time Magazine Archive
"You bet we are concerned!" says Bill Barth, president of Right Away Foods, an Edinburg, Texas, packer of C rations, which relies on the Pentagon for 95% of its revenues.
From Time Magazine Archive
He wrote down the names and hometowns of G.I.s he found eating cold C rations in muddy foxholes, and his stories rarely mentioned anyone above the rank of captain.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moving away, the men found things to do with themselves, some smoking, some opening up cans of C rations, a few just standing in the rain.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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