junkyard

noun

Definition of junkyardnext
as in landfill

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Recent Examples of junkyard Project Boson will replace an auto parts junkyard with a nearly 620,000-square-foot data center. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 22 June 2026 One week after a massive fire tore through an Opa-locka junkyard, Cairo Lane has reopened. — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 2 June 2026 About 125 people in apartments east of the junkyard were evacuated. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 26 May 2026 More than 80 units were called in to battle a six-alarm fire at an Opa-locka junkyard Monday night, and firefighters continued putting out hot spots Tuesday morning, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for junkyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junkyard
  1. landfill
  2. dustbin
  3. midden
  4. dump
  5. sanitary landfill
Noun
  • The events were initially intended to reduce waste in landfills.
    — Brady Dennis, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
  • Garbage was often incinerated rather than transported to landfills.
    — Rebecca Florsheim, STAT, 17 July 2026
Definition of landfill
Noun
  • Once a week or more often, turn the device over to check it, paying attention to the opening that leads from the roller compartment to the dustbin compartment to make sure there’s no dirt or debris lodged there.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • When selecting a car vacuum, Koukia suggests considering battery life, weight, suction power, dustbin size, and attachments.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of dustbin
Noun
  • The Granada cemetery and midden, a discard mound, extended to some 25 acres originally.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • But this is the first time archaeologists have actually unearthed a midden with evidence that people added to it regularly for so many generations.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
Definition of midden
Noun
  • The Team’s sale process was launched earlier this year after a dump of files related to Jeffrey Epstein revealed flirtatious emails that Wasserman had sent in the early 2000s to close Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
    — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026
  • Aaron did not include any photos with Jordan in this photo dump, though the two follow each other and Jordan left a like on the post.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Definition of dump
Noun
  • Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.
    — By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024
  • Other materials might need to be sent to a hazardous waste landfill that has double the plastic lining in place as a typical sanitary landfill in order to protect groundwater from anything that might otherwise leach into it.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 3 Feb. 2024
Definition of sanitary landfill

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