junkyard

noun

junk·​yard ˈjəŋk-ˌyärd How to pronounce junkyard (audio)
: a yard used to store sometimes resalable junk

Examples of junkyard in a Sentence

The car was hauled off to the junkyard.
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After Klein died in 2001, the junkyard was taken over by his two sons who maintained the same level of secrecy. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024 Well, somebody came up with the idea to also take a body from a junkyard and put it on the same dragster frame. Jim Clash, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 As his body rebelliously transforms into a walking junkyard, he’s pursued by a metal fetishist with a vendetta and a serious case of rust lust. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024 Oz and Vic then leave Alberto’s body in the trunk of a car in a junkyard, though first Oz takes information from Alberto’s phone about the shipment Alberto was using for his new super drug and removes the Maroni ring from Alberto’s finger. Eric Goldman, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for junkyard 

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of junkyard was in 1869

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“Junkyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junkyard. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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