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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The business traces its origins to a junkyard and coal delivery business in Colerain Township that later added a hog farm after a Depression-era customer paid him with six pigs. Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024 Left unchecked, the junkyard of orbital debris can pose dangers to both crewed and uncrewed space missions, as well as astronauts on the space station. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 The great bikes of that all-analog era seemed to slowly fade away into collections - or junkyards. William Roberson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for junkyard 

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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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 3 Dec. 2024.

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