English

Alternative forms

• cargo 200

Noun

cargo-200 ‎(plural cargoes-200)

1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) the code word referring to casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military. In its official meaning, Cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in military context this code word can be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the battlefield.

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