# K-ration

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An individual daily combat food ration introduced by the United States Army during World War II and comprising three courses for breakfast, lunch and supper.

## Etymology
Coined by the United States War Department in or about 1942, from K + ration. The letter K is arbitrary, chosen to distinguish the name from earlier C ration and D ration.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/k-ration