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PRONUNCIATION OF IRON RATIONS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRON RATIONS

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Iron rations is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IRON RATIONS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

iron rations

United States military ration

The United States military ration refers to various preparations and packages of food provided to feed members of the armed forces. U.S. military rations are often made for quick distribution, preparation and eating in the field and tend to have long storage times in adverse conditions due to being thickly packaged and/or shelf stable. The current ration is the Meal, Ready-to-Eat.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRON RATIONS

iron glance
iron grey
Iron Guard
iron hand
iron horse
Iron Lady
iron lung
iron maiden
iron man
iron mask
iron meteorite
iron ore
iron out
iron oxide
iron pan
iron pyrite
iron pyrites
iron sights
iron will
ironbark

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRON RATIONS

accommodations
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communications
conditions
congratulations
connections
directions
foundations
frequently asked questions
go through the motions
instructions
limitations
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Synonyms and antonyms of iron rations in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «iron rations» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRON RATIONS

Find out the translation of iron rations to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of iron rations from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «iron rations» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铁口粮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

raciones de hierro
570 millions of speakers

English

iron rations
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोहे राशन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حصص الحديد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

железные рационы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rações de ferro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লোহা রেশন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rations de fer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Catuan besi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eiserne Ration
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉄配給
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

철 배급
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jatah wesi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khẩu phần sắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரும்பு ரேசன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोह राशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Demir rasyonları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

razioni di ferro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żelazne racje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залізні раціони
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rații de fier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μερίδες σιδήρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yster rantsoene
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

järn ransoner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jern rasjoner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of iron rations

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRON RATIONS»

The term «iron rations» is used very little and occupies the 178.569 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRON RATIONS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about iron rations

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRON RATIONS»

Discover the use of iron rations in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to iron rations and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rice Talks: Food and Community in a Vietnamese Town
Thus, the cakes were used by civilians and soldiers alike as durable and portable iron rations. Banh Tet (or, probably, their more common version, banh chung) were also used as iron rations by Vietnamese troops at the battle of Dien Bien Phu ...
Nir Avieli, 2011
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Hitler's Armies: A history of the German War Machine 1939-45
The rations consistof full and iron rations, although the lattermaybe eaten only upon thereceiptof special orders. Rations carried inan army for eachman Full rations Iron rations With the man – 1(half) On a combat vehicle – 1 In the field kitchen ...
Chris McNab, 2011
3
Shot at Dawn
One officer jokingly ribbed a ranker, saying that the man would have to eat iron rations. However, the eating of iron rations was prohibited unless specifically permitted by an officer. Hungry or not, Corporal Jesse Wilton and a number of men ...
Julian Putkowski, Julian Sykes, 1990
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Hold the Oxo!: A Teenage Soldier Writes Home
All men carried emergency food called “iron rations.” These iron rations could only be opened with the permission ofan officer. The kit contained an emergency ration of preserved meat, cheese, biscuit, tea, sugar, and salt. It was carried by all  ...
Marion Fargey Brooker, 2011
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LIFE
The iron rations shown on these pages are as appetizing as they are nourishing. They are light, easily carried and offer plenty of variety. One day's ration of Type C, the basic emergency ration, consists of meat and beans, meat and vegetable ...
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The Great War Letters of Roland Mountfort
At one time they were always inspecting our iron rations & we had one of “ Snookie hook'em”1 that used to start “All day long they call for - iron rations! iron rations! All day long you hear them shout - get'em out! get'em out!” etc. They consist of ...
Roland Mountford, Chris Holland, Rob Phillips, 2009
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Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun: U.S. and Japanese ...
Consequently, the Japanese developed something called “iron rations,” which the men could carry with them when they jumped. Colonel Kawashima, who worked on the rations wrote, “Iron rations for parachutists are in wafer form and consist ...
Gene Eric Salecker, 2010
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Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation
When combat intervened, troops survived on "iron rations." small portions of high- energy canned food, together with water from canteens. At the beginning of World War 1. German iron rations, or Eiserner Be stand, consisted of 250 grams of ...
Stephen Bull, 2004
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Salute to Service: A History of the Royal New Zealand Corps ...
It was often touch and go as to whether fresh supplies or iron rations could be secured at the railhead in time for delivery to the troops. On occasion the Senior Supply Officer, Major G.R. Hutchinson, had to hold the wagons at the railhead until ...
‎1997
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The Great Escape: A Canadian Story
Hoddinott divided the so-called “iron rations,” necessities, equally among the officers. Each man had pack boards for their backpacks. Colwell seemed to go into a trance, as if he had rehearsed his departure from the North Com- pound over ...
Ted Barris, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRON RATIONS»

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Day three as it happened
Thanks, James. Hope you're all enjoying the day's play, you might want to get some iron rations in here as it's going to be a long session - 45 overs left in the day ... «BBC Sport, May 15»
2
Nelson Private's diary from landings
James wrote of the landing: “It was on August 6 that we had orders in the morning to embark with iron rations for two days – two or three ... «Lancashire Telegraph, May 15»
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Remembering the women of Portsmouth who did their duty in the …
Miss W. Duffin worked at the Huntley & Palmer biscuit factory in Reading producing iron rations. By doing this she released a man to serve in ... «Portsmouth News, Apr 15»
4
Emile Garfield Dawes: stretcher bearer first on the scene
At 9.30, we had two days iron rations issued to us, consisting of eight hard biscuits, two half pound tins of bully beef, two tins of groceries ... «The Australian, Apr 15»
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Looking back: 100 years ago Hampshire soldiers found themselves …
Those who survived, weighed down by 200 rounds of ammunition, full packs, haversacks and three days' iron rations – a total of 84 pounds ... «Daily Echo, Apr 15»
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Galloping into carnage: Newly discovered account by a boy sent to …
We had time to eat our 'iron rations', the emergency food packs that contained dry biscuits, tea and cheese. There was also one tin of corned ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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Rage to reverence: How the Gallipoli sacrifice shaped nations
Water was limited and soldiers chewed their way through 'iron rations' – a diet of brick-hard biscuits, bully beef and jam. Body lice were ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
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Gallipoli: Disease stalked cramped hillsides
Individual food rations, known as iron rations, consisted of tinned bully beef, hard biscuits, tea, sugar and beef cubes. Soldiers attached most of ... «The Aucklander, Apr 15»
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Interview: William McIlvanney, talks to Alan Taylor about his life and …
I carried those around in my head like the iron rations of self belief. Somebody believes! It gave me the strength to go on." But what the prize ... «Herald Scotland, Feb 15»
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Feast of artwork in FOG show
Maurice Spira's piece, Iron Rations, is explicit in its exposure of the male apparatus — it has a certain dynamism that marks Spira as a talent. «Coast Reporter, Jan 15»

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