boneyard

American  

[bohn-yahrd] / ˈboʊnˌyɑrd /

noun

1. Slang. a cemetery.

2. Slang. an area where old or discarded cars, ships, planes, etc., are collected prior to being broken up for scrap or otherwise disposed of.

3. Also called stock.  Dominoes. the bank, consisting of the remaining dominoes after each person has made an initial draw.

4. a place or area where the bones of wild animals accumulate or are collected.

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boneyard British  

/ ˈbəʊnˌjɑːd /

noun

1. an informal name for a cemetery

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Etymology

Origin of boneyard

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; bone + yard ²

Example Sentences

But in spite of the ghouls and revenants and other morbid players from the sidewalk boneyard, Halloween is a holiday for the living.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2023

He is talking about Wrap Distribution in Oxfordshire - a 100,000 square foot destination for Da Vinci Codes, a true boneyard for best sellers.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

Europe’s biggest boneyard is built on the site of a late-30s airfield in Teruel, in eastern Spain, where the dry climate is kind to metallic airframes.

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2020

“A common sight on many a summer evening in 1940 was a long string of orange cars being hauled to the boneyard in Georgetown,” recalled streetcar historian Leslie Blanchard.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2020

I had better odds for survival in the boneyard, he thought.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer