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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Health workers are confronting severe shortages of basic supplies, like medicine, masks, gloves, face shields, medicine, testing kits, body bags, running water and soap.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Images of a pickup truck bed stacked with full body bags haunt one nurse.
—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
These items included an inflatable pool, two chainsaws, and a body bag.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
The Rimowa collection also features a cross-body bag in orange made in Italy from calf leather, a shopping bag, a trifold toiletry pouch and packing cubes.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Images of a pickup truck bed stacked with full body bags haunt one nurse.
—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
These items included an inflatable pool, two chainsaws, and a body bag.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
The Rimowa collection also features a cross-body bag in orange made in Italy from calf leather, a shopping bag, a trifold toiletry pouch and packing cubes.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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