body bag

American  

noun

1. a large bag made of heavy material and used to transport a dead body, as from a battlefield to a place of burial or from the scene of a death to a city morgue.

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body bag British  

noun

1. military a large heavy-duty plastic bag used to contain and transport human remains, esp those of battle casualties

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Example Sentences

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

A fourth was returned to his family in a body bag.

From Barron's

The Red Cross said its staff were unaware that the body bag had been moved before their arrival and that the staged recovery was "unacceptable".

From BBC

In Bogo city, the quake's epicentre, local media reports show body bags lined on the street in front of makeshift hospitals where the injured are being treated.

From BBC

We don’t face the spectacle of thousands of soldiers coming home in body bags.

From Salon