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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If no body bag is available, cover the corpse with a blanket.
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Jenny Gross, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
While searching him, police found a cross-body bag containing the Lyft driver’s blue handgun.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
The man, whose face is not seen, is seemingly pushing a white body bag into the car.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The 1950 film, directed by Billy Wilder, opens with Joe’s body floating in Norma’s pool; this version sees Joe crawling out of a body bag.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Jenny Gross, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
While searching him, police found a cross-body bag containing the Lyft driver’s blue handgun.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
The man, whose face is not seen, is seemingly pushing a white body bag into the car.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The 1950 film, directed by Billy Wilder, opens with Joe’s body floating in Norma’s pool; this version sees Joe crawling out of a body bag.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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