Scrapyard

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A junkyard; a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold.

    "A steady procession of new Class 421 and '423' electric multiple units to the Southern Region from Derby and York allowed the despatch of many pre-nationalisation 2-BIL and 2-HAL units to scrapyards."

Synonyms

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junkyardsalvage yardwreck yardwrecker's yard

Example

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"There's a lot of interesting stuff you can find if you scavenge in the scrapyard."

Etymology

From scrap + yard.

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