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
Dinner is C rations again, washed down by military-style "emergency water" in gray soft-drink-size cans.
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
When we got to the village, some of the people ignored us while others came up and begged for C rations and whatever else we would give them.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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