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MRE
noun[ C ]
USuk /ˌem.ɑːrˈiː/ us /ˌem.ɑːrˈiː/
abbreviation for meal ready-to-eat: food that has been prepared, cooked, and put into a light container to eat later, especially used by the US military:
You don't have to eat many MREs to get tired of them.
U.S. troops in the field are expected to survive for up to 21 days by eating MREs.
Each MRE contains up to 1,300 calories, but experts say some troops require more.
There is no access to cooking facilities during these exercises, so meals are in the form of MREs.
Empty cartons of MREs were strewn around.
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