cargo-200

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Cargo 200

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Cargo 200 (code name)

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Cargo 200 (film)

Alternative forms

cargo 200

Etymology

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

Noun

cargo-200 (uncountable)

(code word, euphemistic) Casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military. In official use, cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in a military context it may be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the battlefield.

Translations

casualties for transportation

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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