"black bag" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} black bag (not comparable)
  1. Alternative spelling of black-bag Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: black-bag
    Sense id: en-black_bag-en-adj-47PbOzWY

Noun

Forms: black bags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} black bag (plural black bags)
  1. (British, Ireland) A black plastic sack produced for the disposal of household waste. Tags: British, Ireland Categories (topical): Bags Synonyms: trash bag [US], rubbish bag [UK] Synonyms (sack for disposal of waste): garbage bag Derived forms: black bag job, black bag operation
    Sense id: en-black_bag-en-noun-595eVlaR Disambiguation of Bags: 4 37 30 28 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 41 47 6 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 6 41 47 6 Disambiguation of 'sack for disposal of waste': 87 8 6
  2. (chiefly US) The pouch or case traditionally carried by medical doctors, especially when making house calls, and containing medical instruments and supplies. Tags: US Synonyms (bag containing medical instruments): medical bag Translations (case traditionally carried by medical doctors): maletí mèdic [masculine] (Catalan), lääkärinlaukku (Finnish), Arztkoffer [masculine] (German), Arzttasche [feminine] (German), tıbbi çanta (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-black_bag-en-noun-gtHvStpM Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 27 61 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 41 47 6 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 6 41 47 6 Disambiguation of 'bag containing medical instruments': 5 75 19 Disambiguation of 'case traditionally carried by medical doctors': 6 91 4
  3. A pouch or case containing burglary tools. Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-black_bag-en-noun-Jj~u-JHf Disambiguation of Crime: 14 15 21 50

Inflected forms

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