junkyard
noun
junk·yard ˈjəŋk-ˌyärd 
: a yard used to store sometimes resalable junk
Example Sentences
The car was hauled off to the junkyard.
Recent Examples on the Web In 2015, the Commemorative Air Force rescued the aircraft from the junkyard and began the $3 million restoration project. 
Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2022 Lewis’ masterwork made a trip through the storage room of a shopping mall, a saloon, a golf course, a junkyard and a torpedo plant, all before being finding a home at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Lucia Cheng, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2022 He was knocked out with a broken elbow, yet returned to play 18.5 minutes a game in the Finals, junkyard-dogging the Celtics to death. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 June 2022 Owners who no longer want their watercraft leave these unfortunate vessels in what has become a makeshift junkyard in a cove within feet of the Intracoastal. Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2022 The question is whether the Athletics will move him soon or risk the possibility of injury by waiting … If New York has been the capital of baseball this season, is Chicago the junkyard? Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2022 Northern California firefighters used 4,500 gallons of water to put out a fire in a Tesla Model S that spontaneously burst into flames and kept reigniting in a junkyard earlier this month, the Sacramento Fire District said. Fox News, 23 June 2022 The Yanks, meanwhile, have sputtered and backfired their way off to the junkyard. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022 Katherine and her team of executives must work to adapt to the changing times or be sent to the junkyard. Selome Hailu, Variety, 12 May 2022 See More
Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2022 Lewis’ masterwork made a trip through the storage room of a shopping mall, a saloon, a golf course, a junkyard and a torpedo plant, all before being finding a home at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Lucia Cheng, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2022 He was knocked out with a broken elbow, yet returned to play 18.5 minutes a game in the Finals, junkyard-dogging the Celtics to death. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 June 2022 Owners who no longer want their watercraft leave these unfortunate vessels in what has become a makeshift junkyard in a cove within feet of the Intracoastal. Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2022 The question is whether the Athletics will move him soon or risk the possibility of injury by waiting … If New York has been the capital of baseball this season, is Chicago the junkyard? Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2022 Northern California firefighters used 4,500 gallons of water to put out a fire in a Tesla Model S that spontaneously burst into flames and kept reigniting in a junkyard earlier this month, the Sacramento Fire District said. Fox News, 23 June 2022 The Yanks, meanwhile, have sputtered and backfired their way off to the junkyard. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022 Katherine and her team of executives must work to adapt to the changing times or be sent to the junkyard. Selome Hailu, Variety, 12 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
junkyard
noun
as in landfill
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- landfill
- dustbin
- midden
- dump
- sanitary landfill
- dustheap
- kitchen midden
- pigpen
- pigsty
- transfer station
- tip
- sty
- mess
