body bag
noun
: a large zippered bag (as of rubber or vinyl) in which a human corpse is placed especially for transportation
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Amid the growing casualties, the Kremlin has distributed a manual to soldiers on how to dig and maintain mass graves, filled with diagrams showing mass graves with body bags piled on top of one another, The Daily Telegraph reported.
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Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
That’s when people end up in the hospital, carrying serious injuries that might require intubation, or multiple surgeries, or a new heatstroke treatment involving a body bag full of ice.
—Lane Sainty, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
First responders and a body bag were waiting for her on the ground at Netheravon Airfield after her parachute and reserve failed, The Guardian reported, citing authorities.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
The 1950 film, directed by Billy Wilder, opens with Joe’s body floating in Norma’s pool; this version sees Joe crawling out of a body bag.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
That’s when people end up in the hospital, carrying serious injuries that might require intubation, or multiple surgeries, or a new heatstroke treatment involving a body bag full of ice.
—Lane Sainty, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
First responders and a body bag were waiting for her on the ground at Netheravon Airfield after her parachute and reserve failed, The Guardian reported, citing authorities.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
The 1950 film, directed by Billy Wilder, opens with Joe’s body floating in Norma’s pool; this version sees Joe crawling out of a body bag.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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