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Fallen Angels
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Peewee looked out over the trucks, which were mostly packed with crates of rations and supplies.
Chpt 2 *

rations = fixed portions of food given as a share
When we got to the village, some of the people ignored us while others came up and begged for C rations and whatever else we would give them.†
Chpt 4
We broke out more C rations, the canned stuff the army passes off for food, and shared them with the kids.†
Chpt 4
We gave An Linh as much of our C rations as she could carry, and Lobel gave her a new name.†
Chpt 4
It was one of our C ration cans rigged to a limb that you would have to push out of your way if you were over six feet tall.†
Chpt 15

Definitions:

(1) (ration)
a fixed share of something, especially scarce goods like food or fuel; or to limit and distribute something in fixed shares
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)