plural of compo ration

(Britain, World War II, historical) A composition ration; a crate containing food, tea, soap, toilet paper etc. for 14 men for one day.

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

Contrary to reason; lacking an appropriate or sufficient reason; irrational. / Lacking the ability to reason.

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

Synonym of ration stamp

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

plural of K-ration

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

(military) A prepackaged meal, easily prepared and eaten, carried by military troops on the battlefield.