MRE
noun[C]
USuk/ˌem.ɑːrˈiː/us/ˌem.ɑːrˈiː/abbreviationformealready-to-eat:foodthat has beenprepared,cooked, and put into alightcontainertoeatlater,especiallyused by the USmilitary:
You don't have toeatmany MREs to gettiredof them.
U.S.troopsin thefieldareexpectedtosurvivefor up to 21daysbyeatingMREs.
- Each MREcontainsup to 1,300calories, butexpertssay sometroopsrequiremore.
- There is noaccesstocookingfacilitiesduring theseexercises, somealsare in theformof MREs.
- Emptycartonsof MREs werestrewnaround.
Meals & parts of meals
- accompaniment
- afternoon tea
- afters
- amuse-bouche
- antipasto
- dinner time
- elevenses
- English breakfast
- feast
- feeding
- picnic
- picnicker
- plate meal
- ploughman's lunch
- postprandial
- tea
- tea party
- teatime
- tiffin
- TV dinner
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