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survival kit

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noun

  1. 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.

  2. 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 survival kit is the same as it was 46,000 years ago,” Kurzchalia says.

From Scientific American • Jul. 27, 2023

He picked up the cereal box that served as his emergency survival kit and headed for the door.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull