Hold of a plane

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0Mr Milosevic's family has accused the UN war crimes  tribunal at The Hague of causing the former president's death by  refusing to allow him to travel to Russia for medical treatment.02br02br02br02br00Mr Milosevic's body was transferred from the morgue at  Schiphol airport, in Amsterdam, where it had lain overnight, in a grey  van.  02br02br00It was then placed in the hold of a plane for the two and a half hour flight to Belgrade.  02br02br00Mr Milosevic's son Marko had travelled to The Hague from Moscow to take possession of his father's remains.02br02br02br00-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------02br02br02br00What is the meaning of the words 'the hold of a plane' in the above?02br02br02br00The body is driven in a van from a place to a morgue at  the airport. The entire van with the body was inside the morgue. This  is my understnding after reading the second sentence. Am I wrong?02br0-

Pieanne · Accepted Answer

0 The hold of a plane is the place where the goods/cargo are carried. 0-

Rex · Answer

0 Thanks pienne02br
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00 How about the second part of my question?0-

CalifJim · Answer

0 Pieanne seems to have left.02br
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00 I don't think it's possible to say for certain whether the van was in the morgue.02br
01i00 in the van02i00 could refer to where the body was when it was transported to the morgue.02br
01i00 in the van02i00 could refer to where the body was while it was in the morgue.02br
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00 Only the use of the comma suggests that the first interpretation is a little more likely.02br
00 The fact that bodies kept in morgues are not usually in vans at the time also argues for the first interpretation.02br
00 (On the other hand, I don't know if there is anything special about airport morgues.)02br
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00 Then again, 01i00transferred in a grey van02i00 should have been used to be clear that the van was used only for transport. Leaving the 01i00in a van02i00 part for the end is rather peculiar.02br
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00 CJ0-

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