body bag

noun

1. a large bag made of heavy material and used to transport a dead body, as from a battlefield to a place of burial or from the scene of a death to a city morgue.

body bag

noun

1. military a large heavy-duty plastic bag used to contain and transport human remains, esp those of battle casualties

Example Sentences

In preparation for almost anything, standard gear on the International Space Station today includes an early pregnancy test and a body bag.

From Salon

The same children were also later photographed in body bags at the nearby European Gaza hospital.

From BBC

Minutes later more remains were recovered from the rubble and carried away in a black body bag.

From BBC

One rescue worker took a tiny body bag and leaned into the pickup truck for the infant’s body.

From Los Angeles Times

We all saw ... the stacks of body bags in New York City.”

From Los Angeles Times