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 Accent was set on fire and later taken to a junkyard, where it was recovered by authorities, Toczylowski said. Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025 In the exclusive trailer above, junkyard baron Norman Henry (Mandy Patinkin) and his wife Marian (Janet McTeer) sit down to dinner for two in their country home. Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025 But what seems like a windfall quickly spirals into a chain of betrayal, junkyard standoffs and escalating violence. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 At the same time, the ravines have become junkyards, where home appliances, grocery carts, bald tires, grass clippings and autumn leaves have been dumped. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for junkyard

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 28 Oct. 2025.

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