boneyard
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈboʊniˌjɑrd/
- US
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desguace
- Many retired aircraft can be found in a massive boneyard in the desert.
Examples
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Passed the military boneyard.
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The boneyard was filled with abandoned machinery that had not been used for years.
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Well, there might be one in the fire truck over on the boneyard.
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Please do not forget the Air Force Boneyard in Arizona too.
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The convoy will enter the boneyard through here.
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Up until last week, there really wasn't an easy way to drop by and check out the museum's boneyard of vintage Vegas signs.
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The Neon Museum's boneyard features more than 150 restored signs in a 2.5-acre outdoor exhibition space.
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The old cars were left to rust and decay in the boneyard behind the factory.
Synonyms
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3.5
A place where old cars and metal are kept to sell for parts or recycling
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A place where people keep old cars and machines to take parts and sell metal
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A messy pile of old broken things people throw away
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A messy heap of old things that people throw away
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A pile of old broken metal and other things kept to be thrown away
A piece of land where people dump waste from homes and factories
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Etymology
The word boneyard comes from bone ('skeleton' or 'dead remains') and yard ('an open place where things are kept'). Think of a field full of old cars or planes that look like the 'bones' of machines, so boneyard means a place where old vehicles are left to rust.