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body bag

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body bag
n.
A zippered bag, usually of rubber, for transporting a human corpse.
body bag
n
(Military) Military a large heavy-duty plastic bag used to contain and transport human remains, esp those of battle casualties
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Noun1.body bag - a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed
human remains pouch, personnel pouch
bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"


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Cristina Aguilera opened her first body bag from Iraq expecting to find the remains of an American soldier, Sam.
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We're very quick to urge they go over there and stick a boot in some Arab's behind, but we don't want to know when they come back in a body bag.
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At the end of the rally, veterans held out a body bag in which their comrades dropped anti-war messages for their government and gave brief heartfelt addresses.
Veterans rally in Washington, DC. (Waging Peace) by Hanley, Delinda C. / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
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