cargo-200

English

Alternative forms

cargo 200

Etymology

Calque of Russian груз-200 (gruz-200), груз-две́сти (gruz-dvésti). Various theories exist about the Russian term.

Noun

cargo-200 (plural cargoes-200)

(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.

Translations

code word

Russian: груз-200 m (gruz-200), груз-две́сти m (gruz-dvésti)

Ukrainian: ванта́ж-200 m (vantáž-200), ванта́ж-дві́сті m (vantáž-dvísti)

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