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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Behind the gates of his Los Angeles junkyard, protected by steel fencing and razor wire, German immigrant and businessman Rudi Klein spent 40 years amassing an incredible array of rare European classic cars. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024 There are parts of Usher’s bubble-gum dystopia that help Mystery Men still feel novel 22 years after release, like the villainous goons obsessed with disco, Tom Waits’s junkyard of nonlethal inventions, and Michael Bay playing a decent human being. Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 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 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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