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.
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And the costly orbiters, once out of film, went into the celestial junkyard. William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025 The last day of the shoot was by the bonfire, and all of that was put together from the junkyard. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025 The series, which premieres on Prime Video on May 20, is set amid junkyards and repair shops, gangs and high school cliques. Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025 The series follows a team of collectors in search of antique items found in junkyards, old barns and more. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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