boneyard

bone·yard | \ ˈbōn-ˌyärd

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Definition of boneyard

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 on the Web The twist, of course, is that in Las Vegas, a cat can have her own coffee bar, a singing cowboy can command center stage, and a Hollywood film director can transform a neon sign boneyard into a fine-art exhibit. — Michael Hiller, Los Angeles Times, "Characters invade Las Vegas, from Tim Burton to Hello Kitty," 21 Aug. 2019 These pages are a sprawling boneyard of restless spirits, and Nora is a woman conflicted in so many ways, seared by unrelenting drought, crooked politics and tragic family circumstances. — Ron Charles, Washington Post, "Téa Obreht’s ‘Inland’ is a magical Western you’ll want to savor with a tall glass of water," 12 Aug. 2019 Three yeas after being plucked from rusted obscurity in a midwestern boneyard, the aircraft began routine operations with its sights set on Normandy and the 75th anniversary of D-Day. — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, "The Return of 'That’s All, Brother': The Plane That Led the D-Day Invasion," 4 June 2019 Up until that moment, this historic piece of history was just lying in obscurity in a boneyard in Wisconsin. — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, "The Return of 'That’s All, Brother': The Plane That Led the D-Day Invasion," 4 June 2019 But while the jumbo jet's service days might be over, not every 747 is headed for the boneyard. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "Retired Boeing 747 Will Roll Across a Highway to Its Final Resting Place," 7 Feb. 2019 The story could've ended there, with the plane finding its final resting place at a boneyard in the middle of Ohio. — Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics, "Super-Rare XP-82 Twin Mustang Flies Again After Decade-Long Restoration," 4 Jan. 2019 Delta 747s are cleaned and prepped for storage at Pinal Airpark, a boneyard for unwanted aircraft in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. — Robert Wall, WSJ, "The Last 747: Airlines Dump the Jumbo Jet, Transforming International Travel," 29 Dec. 2018 By the mid-60s, the plane that would become the Space Shuttle Cafe had been brought to a boneyard near Tucson. — Kaya Laterman, New York Times, "Monetizing the Space Shuttle Cafe," 28 June 2018

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