body bag
nounDefinition of body bag
: a large zippered bag (as of rubber or vinyl) in which a human corpse is placed especially for transportation
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Wilson had already put out an order for 1,000 more body bags, Wilson told Weech during the conference call. — Tonya Alanez, sun-sentinel.com, "Weary Bahamians slog around bodies after Hurricane Dorian," 8 Sep. 2019 The bones were put in a small body bag and taken to the morgue. — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, "Skylar Richardson trial: 'I tried to cremate the baby,' she tells her father in police video," 6 Sep. 2019 And later, the turtle was covered in a blue tarp bound by a rope, giving it an eerie look as though it were placed in a body bag. — Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, "Remember that turtle sculpture that was ‘burning kids’ in Beacon Hill? It’s being moved," 26 Aug. 2019 Unidentified body parts were being collected in a body bag from the site, Health Minister Hala Zayed said in TV comments. — Washington Post, "Car bomb collides with vehicles in Egypt capital, killing 20," 5 Aug. 2019 The collection was peak street style, with cross body bags and neon accents. — Tatum Dooley, Teen Vogue, "Selena Gomez Stars in the New Puma Campaign for the Brand’s Latest Cali Remix Drop," 5 Aug. 2019 Others have posted images depicting graphic beat downs, knives slicing the throats of enemies and corpses in body bags. — oregonlive.com, "Will Proud Boys, antifa showdown mark a tipping point for Portland?," 10 Aug. 2019 This has influenced changes in how those who have died from the virus are buried, including a switch to using clear body bags to secure victims in. — North Kivu, Time, "How Misinformation Is Making It Almost Impossible to Contain the Ebola Outbreak in DRC," 20 June 2019 The other was transported in a body bag to the city morgue. — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, "Rosario: The recent court victory against the Sandy Hook deniers has a Saintly City connection," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'body bag.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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