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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A 38-year-old man from Tehran said he has built up a survival kit of canned goods, water, power banks and rechargeable emergency lights just in case.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
The label on it read, "Leo's survival kit".
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025
This is your survival kit for when things really heat up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2022
Bring an armed polar-bear guard, an emergency survival kit and at least two backup headlamps.
From Scientific American • May 27, 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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