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Definition of boneyard
1 : cemetery
2 : a place where worn-out or damaged objects (such as cars) are collected to await disposal
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Examples of boneyard in a Sentence
a once-notorious gunslinger who now lies in the forlorn boneyard of an Old West ghost town
Recent Examples of boneyard from the Web
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Lakes racers would go out and pluck sturdy, lightweight parts from surplus military aircraft relegated to boneyards.
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Behind the scenes at New Mexico's 'airline boneyard'
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Pinal Airpark is one of only a handful of such aircraft boneyards located around the world, with the majority found in the American Southwest.
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First Known Use of boneyard
1839
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