All 5 Uses of
ration
in
The Voyage of the Dawn Trader
- The real trouble is water. ... On short rations, half a pint a day each, we've got enough for twelve days.
Chpt 5 *rations = a fixed portion of something given as a share
- Very short rations for dinner and I got less than anyone.†
Chpt 5rations = fixed portions of something that is allotted -- especially food for military personnel
- Heaven knows I'm the last person to try to get any unfair advantage but I never dreamed that this water-rationing would be meant to apply to a sick man.†
Chpt 5rationing = restricting the amount of something each person can have -- such as food or gasoline when there is a shortage
- Lucy gives me a little of her water ration.†
Chpt 5ration = a fixed portion of something given as a person's share when there is a shortage
- Extra water ration tonight.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
verb: to restrict the amount of something each person can have -- such as food or gasoline when there is a shortage, or when more is wanted than is available
or:
noun: a fixed portion of something that is given as a person's share -- such as goods of which there is a shortage, or food for soldiers in the field
or:
noun: a fixed portion of something that is given as a person's share -- such as goods of which there is a shortage, or food for soldiers in the field