survival kit
Americannoun
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Military. a package containing medical supplies, rations, and other vital equipment for use by a person forced to land in or parachute into the ocean, jungle, or other isolated or hostile territory.
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a similar emergency kit for campers, hikers, etc.
Example Sentences
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Each side is effectively building a survival kit for a future where they don’t need the other as much.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The label on it read, "Leo's survival kit".
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025
“Have a cold survival kit if you must travel.”
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024
This is your survival kit for when things really heat up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2022
The survival kit did have soap, it turned out—a few disposable packets tucked into a comer of the knapsack.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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