graveyard

[greyv-yahrd]

noun

1. a burial ground, often associated with smaller rural churches, as distinct from a larger urban or public cemetery.

2. Informal.,  graveyard shift.

3. a place in which obsolete or derelict objects are kept.

   an automobile graveyard.

graveyard

/ ˈɡreɪvˌjɑːd /

noun

1. a place for graves; a burial ground, esp a small one or one in a churchyard

Word History and Origins

Origin of graveyard¹

First recorded in 1765–75; grave ¹ + yard ²

Example Sentences

Location manager, Rachel Hyde, says every inch of the graveyard and the surrounding roads were used for filming, while the church interior became the actors' green room.

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For now, analysts say it’s too early to tell if Snap’s bets will pay off or the company will end up in the social media graveyard like Myspace or Vine.

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Telecoms have been a graveyard for many years, mainly because of regulatory pressure.

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He noted that the challenge had become a "graveyard" of attempted solutions.

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A long stretch of road headed west into Westmoreland Parish winds through a graveyard of trees – stacks of branches and limbs, cracked and twisted, blanketing the landscape for miles.

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Related Words

• burial ground 
• cemetery