wasteyard
- noun
- /ˈweɪstˌjɑrd/
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vertedero
- The old factory site is now used as a wasteyard for local construction debris.
Examples
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Toxic chemicals were found leaking from the wasteyard into the nearby river.
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Plans were announced to clean up the abandoned wasteyard and turn it into a park.
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The wasteyard was filled with old tires.
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Many animals live near the wasteyard.
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The city's wasteyard was transformed into a recycling center to promote environmental sustainability.
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He discovered a variety of discarded items while exploring the overgrown wasteyard behind the factory.
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Local authorities decided to monitor the wasteyard to prevent illegal dumping of hazardous materials.
Synonyms
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1.1
A place where people leave large amounts of rubbish
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1.0
A place where people take and leave large amounts of waste
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4.0
A place where people throw away unwanted things, often illegally
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4.5
A piece of land where people throw away trash without control
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2.4
A pile of garbage and old things people throw away
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4.2
A messy pile of old broken things people throw away
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8.0
A place where old vehicles or machines are kept and left to rust
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2.7
A messy heap of old things that people throw away
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1.3
A heap of thrown away things like paper and bottles
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2.1
A place where people put waste to be taken away
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2.3
A large pile of things that people have thrown away
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5.4
A pile of old broken metal and other things kept to be thrown away
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2.7
A pile of waste and old things
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2.0
A large open area where people leave trash
A pile of rubbish left outside in one place
Antonyms
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2.7
A place where old paper, glass, and plastic are cleaned and made ready to be used again
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Etymology
Wasteyard comes from waste ('rubbish') and yard ('open area'), like backyard or junkyard. So a wasteyard is an area where rubbish is kept or dumped, which explains its modern meaning as land used for dumping waste materials.