- C ration
- noun Date: 1942 a canned field ration of the United States Army
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ration — [ rasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1643; « solde de militaire » XIIIe; lat. ratio « compte, évaluation » 1 ♦ Portion journalière (de vivres et de boissons) distribuée à chaque homme, dans l armée. Recevoir, toucher sa ration de pain, de viande, de tabac.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
RATION ALIMENTAIRE — La ration alimentaire représente la quantité d’aliments à ingérer chaque jour pour couvrir la totalité des dépenses et assurer l’équilibre nutritif de l’individu. Cela constitue l’aspect quantitatif du problème, et à chaque aliment correspond une … Encyclopédie Universelle
Ration Alimentaire — Rations spéciales pour des mineurs, 1947 La ration alimentaire est la qu … Wikipédia en Français
Ration stamp — Ration stamps or ration card is a card issued by a government allowing the holder to obtain certain rations. They are frequently seen in wartime. They are also used to provide goods to the poor sections of the society at highly subsidized… … Wikipedia
ration — n Ration, allowance, dole, pittance denote the amount of food, supplies, or money allotted to an individual. Ration implies apportionment and, often, equal sharing. Specifically it is applied in military and naval use to the daily supply of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Ration — Sf std. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. ration, dieses aus ml. ratio ( onis) berechneter Anteil , aus l. ratio ( ōnis) Berechnung, Vernunft , zu l. rērī (ratus sum) meinen, glauben, urteilen . Verb: rationieren; Adjektiv: rationell.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Ration — »zugewiesener Anteil, Menge; täglicher Verpflegungssatz (besonders der Soldaten)«: Das seit dem Ende des 17. Jh.s bezeugte, zunächst nur der Heeressprache angehörende Fremdwort ist aus gleichbed. frz. ration entlehnt, das auf mlat. ratio… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
ration — [rash′ən, rā′shən] n. [MFr < ML ratio, ration < L, a reckoning: see REASON] 1. a fixed portion; share; allowance 2. a fixed allowance or allotment of food or provisions, esp. a fixed daily allowance, as for a soldier 3. [pl.] food or food… … English World dictionary
ration book — or ration card noun A book or card of coupons or vouchers for rationed commodities • • • Main Entry: ↑ration … Useful english dictionary
Ration — Ra tion (r[=a] sh[u^]n or r[a^]sh [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL. ratio ration. See {Ratio}.] 1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ration — [n] allotment of limited supply allowance, apportionment, assignment, bit, consignment, cut, distribution, division, dole, drag, food, helping, measure, meed, part, piece of action*, portion, provender, provision, quantum, quota, share, store,… … New thesaurus