cargo-200

English

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)

1. (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)