All 5 Uses of
ration
in
Fallen Angels
- 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
Definition:
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(ration) 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