carcass

{{Wiktionary|carcass|carcase}}

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Carcass or Carcase (both pronounced {{IPAc-en|'|k|ɑːr|k|ə|s}}) may refer to:

  • Dressed carcass, the body of a livestock animal ready for butchery, after removal of skin, visceral organs, head, feet etc.
  • Carrion, the decaying dead body of an animal or human being, also called a carcass.
  • The structural system or frame of a structure, especially one not normally seen
  • Carcass saw, a type of backsaw

Arts and entertainment

Military

  • Carcass (projectile), a type of incendiary ammunition designed to be fired from a cannon
  • {{HMS|Carcass}}, three ships of the Royal Navy
  • Carcass, in the US Navy, a repairable component that is depot-level repairable (DLR), but not ready-for-issue (NRFI)

Places

See also