dignified transfer

noun

The transfer of the remains of a deceased United States Armed Forces servicemember from the aircraft arriving from the theater of operations and into a transfer vehicle, which then proceeds to the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs.

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Meanings

noundignified transfer (plural dignified transfers)

plural dignified transfers

  1. USgovernmentThe transfer of the remains of a deceased United States Armed Forces servicemember from the aircraft arriving from the theater of operations and into a transfer vehicle, which then proceeds to the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs.
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APA

dignified transfer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dignified%20transfer

MLA

“dignified transfer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dignified%20transfer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dignified transfer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dignified%20transfer.

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