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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Paramedics in Phoenix now travel with body bags filled with ice in which to immerse people suffering heat exhaustion or heatstroke.
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Amy O'Kruk and Angela Dewan, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
In another video, men prayed over a dozen body bags laid out on the ground.
—USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
If body bags pile up in Moscow and Russians face increasing economic hardship, Putin could find that his leadership is suddenly far less stable.
—Scott D. Sagan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2022
The same models assumed that ordinary Russian citizens would speak up after seeing pictures of atrocities and body bags coming home from Ukraine.
—Sam Greene, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2023
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Amy O'Kruk and Angela Dewan, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
In another video, men prayed over a dozen body bags laid out on the ground.
—USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
If body bags pile up in Moscow and Russians face increasing economic hardship, Putin could find that his leadership is suddenly far less stable.
—Scott D. Sagan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2022
The same models assumed that ordinary Russian citizens would speak up after seeing pictures of atrocities and body bags coming home from Ukraine.
—Sam Greene, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2023
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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