field ration

American  

noun

U.S. Army.

1. a ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.

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Etymology

Origin of field ration

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

"Hopefully we can finish a bit early on Christmas Day to cook something nice with our field rations."

From BBC

It was military field rations, known as MREs, or meals ready to eat.

From Los Angeles Times

The planes will bring tens of thousands of pounds of tents, field rations and kitchen sets into the country.

From Washington Post

They've been fed more lies than field rations over the last month and a half, according to many reports.

From Salon

The sources described little or no safe drinking water, field rations for one man being shared among several, and units having to scavenge food.

From Reuters