body bag

noun

: a large zippered bag (as of rubber or vinyl) in which a human corpse is placed especially for transportation

Examples of body bag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last week, a United Nations official said humanitarian partners were in the process of procuring 10,000 body bags. — Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

The United Nations’ Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Venezuela Gianluca Rampolla said Monday that the Venezuelan government and the UN are procuring 10,000 body bags in anticipation of more deaths. — Isa Soares, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

The morgue that serves La Guaira is makeshift—a white tent on a dock lined with body bags and coffins. — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

The coast guard posted footage showing rescue teams carrying bodies in white body bags onto the shore. — ABC News, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for body bag

• bundestag
• saddlebag
• ag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• flag
• gag
• hag
• hagg
• lag
• mag

Medical Definition

body bag

noun

: a large zippered bag (as of rubber or vinyl) in which a human corpse is placed especially for transportation