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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Well, many of those objects - or fragments of them - are still there, languishing above Earth in an ever-expanding space junkyard. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024 The man was standing with his back to the junkyard. Jamie Quatro, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024 The children found the mercury in a jar at a nearby junkyard. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024 That could be yet another disruption to an automotive industry that relies on cars mostly heading to the junkyard after 15 years. James Morris, WIRED, 8 Dec. 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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