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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These items included an inflatable pool, two chainsaws, and a body bag.
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Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
The Rimowa collection also features a cross-body bag in orange made in Italy from calf leather, a shopping bag, a trifold toiletry pouch and packing cubes.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
New graves for bags of bones At the end of the search, family members and rescue workers recite prayers, standing behind 50 white body bags laid out in the dirt.
—Anas Baba, NPR, 6 May 2026
Prosecutors allege Burke later bought a shovel, chainsaws, a body bag, and a blue inflatable kiddie pool under a fake name online, and used the items to dismember Rivas in his garage.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
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Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
The Rimowa collection also features a cross-body bag in orange made in Italy from calf leather, a shopping bag, a trifold toiletry pouch and packing cubes.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
New graves for bags of bones At the end of the search, family members and rescue workers recite prayers, standing behind 50 white body bags laid out in the dirt.
—Anas Baba, NPR, 6 May 2026
Prosecutors allege Burke later bought a shovel, chainsaws, a body bag, and a blue inflatable kiddie pool under a fake name online, and used the items to dismember Rivas in his garage.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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