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black body

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noun

  1. Also called: full radiatorphysics a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it

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The Libyan Red Crescent shared images of its crew administering aid to survivors, as well as black body bags lying on the ground.

From BBC

Then he saw men wearing black body armor, some masked, and his heart sank.

From Salon

DNA samples were put separately in black body bags for documentation and further analysis.

From BBC

Bit by bit scores of others emerged, their shiny black bodies, flailing limbs, and beady eyes glinting in the early-morning sun.

From Literature

A Reuters reporter at the crash site on Thursday morning saw men carrying away black body bags on stretchers.

From Reuters