junkers

Definition of junkersnext
plural of junker
as in crates
a dilapidated old automobile they finally traded in their old junker for a nice new car

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crates
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  • In the room that houses the men’s items, the contemporary design studio We+, led by the duo of Toshiya Hayashi and Hokuto Ando, has created tables and stools made of recycled styrofoam crates used to keep seafood on ice at Tokyo’s iconic fish market.
    Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Neatly stacked in the corner of factory’s largest room were crates of stones ready to be shipped to a curling club in Beijing.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Junkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junkers. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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