junkyard

noun

junk·​yard ˈjəŋk-ˌyärd 

: a yard used to store sometimes resalable junk

Examples of junkyard in a Sentence

The car was hauled off to the junkyard.

Recent Examples on the Web

The playground, called The Yard, resembles a junkyard where kids are given free rein to saw plywood by hand, romp in mud pits, and nail together structures to climb and jump from. — Marina Lopes, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

The following day, detectives obtained a search warrant for Metayer’s phone records, which placed him at U Pull It Davie, a self-service junkyard the day after the crash. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

With the rising number of launches, the orbit is slowly turning into a junkyard. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Where models driven for 100,000 miles would have been considered junkyard fodder back in the 1960s and ‘70s, contemporary models can run for 200,000 or more miles if properly maintained. — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for junkyard

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard