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.
Recent Examples on the Web The cat named Lilly was reunited with her owner, who called the junkyard with the car crusher searching for the missing feline. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 Curiosity very nearly killed a cat that was hiding out in a North Carolina junkyard last week. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024 As children, Howard and Jaime would play in the junkyard or at the farm. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 31 Jan. 2024 No one on the show is abandoned at sea, or ventures into the wild, unless one counts the auto junkyards of Southern California. John Anderson, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023 Tyler, the Creator performed his extensive catalog directly before the closing act with a makeshift junkyard set, motion graphics, and pyrotechnics. Cierra Black, Essence, 12 Nov. 2023 Out the door, up the street, past the junkyard where the chickens and the old junkyard dog sits. Mark Mordue, SPIN, 1 Dec. 2023 His was a gigantic junkyard of cars (a recurring visual theme in his work) with a large claw hovering over the stage. Thania Garcia, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023 Expand on these simple techniques to make patio furniture, repair bicycle frames or build that junkyard sculpture that's been rattling around in your head for years. Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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