iron rations

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ˌiron ˈrations noun [plural] DFFDLOsmall amounts of high-energy food, carried by soldiers, mountain climbers etc 〔士兵、登山者等随身携带的〕应急口粮〔量小但热量高的食品〕

Examples from the Corpus

iron rations• These would be my iron rations for a hard day's cruising the streets in Armstrong.• For Jaq by no means equated iron duty with iron rations.

ˌiron ˈrations nounChineseSyllable

carried of by food, soldiers, mountain amounts Corpus small high-energy

iron rations
ˌiron ˈrations

noun [plural]
small amounts of high-energy food, carried by soldiers, mountain climbers etc

iron rations

BrE

/ˌaɪən ˈræʃnz/

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NAmE

/ˌaɪərn ˈræʃnz/

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noun

[plural]

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a small amount of food that soldiers and people walking or climbing carry to use in an emergency （战士、步行者或登山者随身携带的）应急口粮