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  • noun US, military An individual canned, precooked, or prepared wet ration formerly issued to land forces in the US military.

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Examples

  • Inside the multi-acre-size exhibit hall, gun nuts were packed tighter than sausages in an old C-ration can.

    The Four Toughest Men of the Old West 2009

  • Inside the multi-acre-size exhibit hall, gun nuts were packed tighter than sausages in an old C-ration can.

    The Four Toughest Men of the Old West 2009

  • I'm sure that's an exaggeration, although I am equally sure that the pound cake (around which you can see the frilly paper "cupcake" wrapper) tastes better than Mike's C-ration scrambled eggs (these were also Vietnam-era, still in use when poor Mike had to eat them, 10 years later).

    Nature 2009

  • I'm sure that's an exaggeration, although I am equally sure that the pound cake (around which you can see the frilly paper "cupcake" wrapper) tastes better than Mike's C-ration scrambled eggs (these were also Vietnam-era, still in use when poor Mike had to eat them, 10 years later).

    Current Affairs 2009

  • C-ration cans clunk against the sticks of C-4 explosive in my trouser kangaroo pockets.

    Missing in America 2008

  • Under cover of the PF fire, Khoi dragged Theilepape behind the fort to the garbage pit, which was piled high with empty C-ration cartons and cans.

    The Village Bing West 2000

  • When we had each taken our cup, Foster put the empty tray on his knees and from six different pockets drew C-ration cans of fruit and meat, along with several packets of cocoa and sugar.

    The Village Bing West 2000

  • Under cover of the PF fire, Khoi dragged Theilepape behind the fort to the garbage pit, which was piled high with empty C-ration cartons and cans.

    The Village Bing West 2000

  • Under cover of the PF fire, Khoi dragged Theilepape behind the fort to the garbage pit, which was piled high with empty C-ration cartons and cans.

    The Village Bing West 2000

  • When we had each taken our cup, Foster put the empty tray on his knees and from six different pockets drew C-ration cans of fruit and meat, along with several packets of cocoa and sugar.

    The Village Bing West 2000

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