Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A yard or lot that is used to store junk, such as scrap metal or resalable car parts.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a field where junk is collected and stored for resale.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A place where rubbish is placed.
  • noun A business that sells used metal or items.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a field where junk is collected and stored for resale

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Examples

  • Here in the interior, an automotive junkyard is usually known as a huesario -- boneyard.

    Yonke 2008

  • Here in the interior, an automotive junkyard is usually known as a huesario -- boneyard.

    Yonke 2008

  • Here in the interior, an automotive junkyard is usually known as a huesario -- boneyard.

    Yonke 2008

  • Here in the interior, an automotive junkyard is usually known as a huesario -- boneyard.

    Yonke 2008

  • Here in the interior, an automotive junkyard is usually known as a huesario -- boneyard.

    Yonke 2008

  • Umpire Durwood Merrill: The Yankees’ David Cone, who could have played linebacker, is what I call a junkyard dog because he’ll knock you out of the box without blinking.

    The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

  • Umpire Durwood Merrill: The Yankees’ David Cone, who could have played linebacker, is what I call a junkyard dog because he’ll knock you out of the box without blinking.

    The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

  • Umpire Durwood Merrill: The Yankees’ David Cone, who could have played linebacker, is what I call a junkyard dog because he’ll knock you out of the box without blinking.

    The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

  • A couple who owned a junkyard were allowed to write off the cost of cat food they set out to attract wild cats.

    Top 11 Oddball Tax Deductions 2009

  • The so-called junkyard is the home of next-door neighbor Beverly Smith, 596 Hunters Point Road.

    The Appleton Post-Crescent Latest Headlines 2010

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