body bag

• Saco grande e resistente, geralmente de plástico ou borracha, usado para transportar e armazenar um corpo humano morto, sobretudo em situações de morte violenta, acidentes ou ações militares.

A large, heavy-duty bag made of plastic or rubber, used to transport and contain a dead human body, typically in situations involving violent death, accidents, or military combat.

1. Morgue bagB2formal

   A large, heavy-duty bag used to transport and store a dead human body.

   Saco para cadáver

   • The paramedics placed the victim into a body bag.
   • Body bags are typically made of thick, waterproof plastic.
   • The coroner arrived with several body bags after the accident.

2. Slang for a lossC1slang

   In informal or military slang, a term for a casualty or a situation resulting in death.

   Baixas

   • The mission resulted in three body bags.
   • In the game, every mistake could mean a body bag.
   • The soldiers knew the risks; body bags were a grim possibility.