scrap heap
Americannoun
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a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
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a place for dumping old, useless things.
Etymology
Origin of scrap heap
Example Sentences
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Among the items destined for the scrap heap is the gantry, which once sheltered Soyuz rockets from the tropical weather.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Police are warning that more illegal and modified e-bikes will be seized in the coming months and say they will end up on the scrap heap.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
This is another that belongs on the scrap heap.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2025
Destined for the scrap heap, these historic artifacts just had to be saved.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023
I knew I should be drunk with gratitude that I, an ignorant girl who’d crawled out of a scrap heap, should be allowed to study there, but I couldn’t summon the fervor.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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