What is another word for boneyard?

Pronunciation: [bˈə͡ʊnjɑːd] (IPA)

Boneyard, which typically refers to a place where old or retired equipment and vehicles are stored, has several synonyms. Some of the common synonyms for boneyard include junkyard, scrapyard, salvage yard, graveyard, and dump. While some of these terms have slightly different connotations (graveyard, for instance, is often used for the final resting place of human remains), they all generally refer to a place where objects that are no longer in use are stored. Other possible synonyms for boneyard may include storage depot, recycling center, or processing plant, depending on the specific context.

What are the hypernyms for Boneyard?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Boneyard

Well, take your choice: the bed or the boneyard.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
What had been a flourishing cattle country was a boneyard where the agents of fertilizer factories bargained for skeletons.
"Roosevelt in the Bad Lands"
Hermann Hagedorn
I felt like a mushroom standing up on my one leg all by myself among a lot of proper garden plants-until I got fed up on the professional Descendant banking on his boneyard full of dead ones; then I quit worrying.
"Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man"
Marie Conway Oemler

Famous quotes with Boneyard

  • “There is no point in erecting a structure,” said Muzzlehatch, taking no notice of Titus’s question, “unless someone else pulls it down. There is no value in a rule until it is broken. There is nothing in life unless there is death at the back of it. Death, dear boy, leaning over the edge of the world and grinning like a boneyard.”
    Mervyn Peake

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