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black bag en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative spelling of black-bag.
    alt of black-bag

black bag en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Ireland, UK) A black plastic sack produced for the disposal of household waste.
    • The road was full of black bags awaiting the arrival of the dustbin men.
  2. (US) The pouch or case traditionally carried by medical doctors, especially when making house calls, and containing medical instruments and supplies.
  3. A pouch or case containing burglary tools.
  4. Synonym of football (“the leather briefcase containing classified nuclear war plans which is always near the US President”)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
black bags Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

black bag operation · black bag job

Synonyms

trash bag · garbage bag (sack for disposal of waste) · football · medical bag (bag containing medical instruments) · rubbish bag

Translations (5)

ca maletí mèdic (case traditionally carried by medical doctors) · fi lääkärinlaukku (case traditionally carried by medical doctors) · de Arztkoffer (case traditionally carried by medical doctors) · de Arzttasche (case traditionally carried by medical doctors) · tr tıbbi çanta (case traditionally carried by medical doctors)