junkyard

noun

junk·​yard ˈjəŋk-ˌyärd How to pronounce junkyard (audio)
Synonyms of junkyardnext
: 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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Crews are seen pouring water on a massive junkyard fire in Opa-locka on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 26 May 2026 About 125 people in apartments east of the junkyard were evacuated. Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 26 May 2026 The former junkyard is seen as ripe for future redevelopment, but an environmental clean-up is clearly a costly hurdle to be cleared. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026 The village capped several business types at zero, including day labor and temporary employment agencies, repossession lots and junkyards. Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 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 2 Jun. 2026.

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