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.

plural of bag of rations

plural of K-ration

(law) By reason of time (for example, referring to the temporal scope of a law or of a court's jurisdiction).

(philosophy) A specific form of rationality focusing on coming to accurate beliefs about the world based on available evidence.

Synonym of ration stamp

(historical) Practical, comfortable clothing proposed in the Victorian era as an alternative to the fashions of that time.

(law) A standard for judicial review, according to which a law must be rationally related to a legitimate state interest.

(colloquial) Of a medal or award: to be given out somewhat indiscriminately to a large number of people.

present participle of come up with the rations