The meaning of RATION is a food allowance for one day. How to use ration in a sentence.

rations [ plural ] the total amount of food that is given to someone to be eaten during a particular activity and in a particular period of time, especially an amount given to soldiers when they are fighting:

Definition of ration noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The soldiers were given their rations for the day. The horse was fed its ration of oats. The prisoners were kept on short rations. [=were given very little to eat each day]

RATIONS definition: (sometimes singular) a fixed daily allowance of food, esp to military personnel or when supplies are limited See also iron rations See examples of rations used in a sentence.

n. 1. A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity. 2. rations Food issued or available to members of a group.

On some assignments this can mean eating cold rations and washing myself and my clothes in a bowl for as long as is necessary.

The major objective of rations development is to contribute to an efficient Army; and, as a means of doing so, to provide the soldier with suitable food under all circumstances.

ra•tion (rash′ ən, rā′ shən), n. a fixed allowance of provisions or food, esp. for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread. an allotted amount: They finally saved …

Humanitarian Rations were implemented in response to customer requests for specific feeding requirements for large groups of people. These rations are packaged such as to withstand extreme …