scrapyard

[ skrap-yahrd ]

noun

1. a business with a large space, including outdoor space, to store items or parts purchased from customers for resale as raw material:

   The carmaker sold more than 5,700 pounds of reclaimed copper wire to the scrapyard.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrapyard¹

First recorded in 1860–65; scrap ¹( def ) + yard ²( def )