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Meaning of "body bag" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BODY BAG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BODY BAG

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Body bag is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BODY BAG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

body bag

Body bag

A body bag is a non-porous bag designed to contain a human body, used for the storage and transportation of corpses. Body bags can also be used for the storage of corpses within morgues. Before purpose-made body bags were available, cotton mattress covers were sometimes used, particularly in combat zones during the Second World War. However, the subsequent rubber body-bag designs are much superior, not least because they prevent leakage of body fluids, which often occurs after someone dies. The dimensions of a body-bag are generally around 36 inches by 90 inches. In modern warfare, body bags have been used to contain the bodies of dead soldiers. Disaster agencies typically have reserves of body bags, both for anticipated wars and natural disasters. During the Cold War, vast reserves of body bags were built up in anticipation of millions of fatalities from nuclear war. This was the subject of Adrian Mitchell's protest poem "Fifteen Million Plastic Bags". Body bags are sometimes portrayed in films and television as being made of a heavy black plastic.

Definition of body bag in the English dictionary

The definition of body bag in the dictionary is a large heavy-duty plastic bag used to contain and transport human remains, esp those of battle casualties.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BODY BAG

body armour
body art
body beautiful
body belt
body blow
body building
body cavity
body clock
body colour
body combat
body copy
body corporate
body count
body double
body dysmorphic disorder
body fascism
body fat
body fluids
body hair
body horror

WORDS THAT END LIKE BODY BAG

bean bag
bounty bag
carry-on bag
colostomy bag
dilly bag
ditty bag
doggy bag
goody bag
jelly bag
Jiffy bag
let the cat out of the bag
lucky bag
mummy bag
mystery bag
nunny bag
plastic bag
poly bag
shopping bag
tote bag
vanity bag

Synonyms and antonyms of body bag in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «body bag» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BODY BAG

Find out the translation of body bag to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of body bag from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «body bag» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尸体袋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bolsa para cadáveres
570 millions of speakers

English

body bag
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शरीर बैग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كيس الجسم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мешок тело
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saco de corpo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শরীরের ব্যাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sac de corps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beg badan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leichensack
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遺体袋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몸 가방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tas awak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

túi cơ thể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடல் பையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शरीर पिशवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ceset torbası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

body bag
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

torba na ciało
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мішок тіло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sac de corp
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσάντα σώμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

liggaam sak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

liksäck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

likpose
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of body bag

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BODY BAG»

The term «body bag» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.341 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BODY BAG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about body bag

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BODY BAG»

Discover the use of body bag in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to body bag and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Body Bag Religion
But wait.. What if I told you that the very book that is in your hand can reverse death, eliminate the casket and shred that one-way ticket to the grave? This book can do just that.
Greg Williams, 2008
2
Body Bag
This historical novel describes the brutality of the Batista regime in Cuba and the rise of Fidel Castro to power.
Patrick A. Lennon, 2002
3
Death Scene Investigation: A Field Guide
Opening the Body Bag Once everyone is properly suited up for blood-borne pathogen protection, the body bag can be opened. Identification tags are placed on the body and the bag at the scene. Tags placed on the outside of the bags can  ...
Scott A. Wagner, 2008
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JFK. Analysis of a Shooting: The Ultimate Ballistics Truth ...
He also noted that the body had been placed in a gray rubber body bag. The technician stated that the bag resembled one of those commonly used in national disasters, such as plane crashes. As he described in detail, the bag had a zipper  ...
Orlando Martin, 2010
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Forensic Methods: Excavation for the Archaeologist and ...
If that is the case, they should be lifted first and placed into the body bag. Enough vertebrae should be lifted with the head so that the remaining vertebrae will be easily packed inside the shirt collar. If the remains are skeletal and clothed, the ...
Melissa A. Connor, 2007
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Crime Science: Methods of Forensic Detection
"Hours later," one authority says of the body, "after it has been photographed, put into a body bag, transported to a morgue and put into a cooler, the postmortem changes will be different and more advanced. The sooner after death a body is ...
Joe Nickell
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Shade It Black: Death and After in Iraq
In sharing the story of her own journey, Goodell helps us to better understand how post-traumatic stress disorder affects female veterans.
Jessica Goodell, John Hearn, 2013
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Apocalypse Dawn: The Earth's Last Days: The Battle Begins
His heart beat frantically as he made himself approach the much flatter body bag. Hand shaking, he pressed his palm against the body bag. The bag sank beneath Delroy's hand, giving way immediately and not stopping till his palm reached ...
Mel Odom, 2011
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The Bag Man
The one time hit man Damien accepts a job but doesn't follow through, he is forced to start killing his only friends to keep from having his identity revealed.
Tom G. Edwards, 2010
10
Let Us Prey
Sarah stood back from the body still holding the body bag and sighed deeply. She had managed to get this far without touching the body and thus far no visions had been triggered. Now it was time for the phase she dreaded. She recalled how ...
Margeaux van Dijk

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BODY BAG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term body bag is used in the context of the following news items.
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Graves of Shame
Bones and other human remains found in a torn and unsealed body bag. Marta began to look through the most recent photographs. «The Texas Observer, Jul 15»
2
3 Interior Design Trends That Will Inspire Your Summer Closet, So …
Blue/Pink Ice Cream Cross Body Bag, approx. $39, skinnydiplondon.com. Keep your ensemble sugary sweet with this ice cream crossbody bag. Whole Lotta ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
3
Lampedusa's Medic to the Migrants
"We took her out [of the body bag] and hurried to the hospital. We spent 30 minutes resuscitating her -- her lungs were full of water and gasoline ... «MedPage Today, Jul 15»
4
Vote! Which Celebrity Had the Best Weekend Street Style?
We especially like how she tied together the whites of her outfit with a light blue linen jacket and easy cross-body bag in a muted red. Way to ... «StyleBistro, Jul 15»
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Book review: A rare, masterful glimpse into Indian statecraft
The 'body bag' issue - where administrations have to pay a price for the death of US soldiers and citizens and is of great salience in American ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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Murder Most Foul - Is It a Lesser Crime If the Offender Is Female?
He should only ever leave the state penitentiary in a body bag destined for a pauper burial. He frankly deserves nothing less. As expected, and ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Fashion labels tap into the growing appetite for affordable luxury bags
It is a sweetly coloured, leather cross-body bag with a gold chain and polished hardware. Its clean lines and geometric design are reinvented ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
8
Students join effort to identify deceased Texas migrants
GABE HERNANDEZ/CALLER-TIMES Lauren Meckel from Texas State University closes a body bag containing bones from a migrant exhumed ... «Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Jul 15»
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Dentist Who Used Controversial 'Body Bag' Restraint On Child …
A Georgia dentist who used a controversial “body bag” restraint on a child is now coming under fire, but said the practice is not unusual and ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Man's body found in Wellington Harbour identified
Later, a body bag was visible from shore, though the body itself was concealed from the dozens of onlookers at the water's edge. Shortly ... «Timaru Herald, Jul 15»

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