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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Rescue teams brought bodies out of the water in blue body bags.
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Arkansas Online, 10 June 2025
Paramedics loaded a small body bag into the vehicle.
—Melissa Cook, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Rights group Amnesty International spoke to three residents, who said there was a rising need for body bags, torches, and mosquito repellant coils.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Between the charred remains of vehicles laid a yellow body bag, a somber reminder of the tragedy’s toll.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 10 June 2025
Paramedics loaded a small body bag into the vehicle.
—Melissa Cook, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Rights group Amnesty International spoke to three residents, who said there was a rising need for body bags, torches, and mosquito repellant coils.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Between the charred remains of vehicles laid a yellow body bag, a somber reminder of the tragedy’s toll.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for body bag
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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