junkyard

English

Etymology

From junk +‎ yard.

Noun

junkyard (plural junkyards)

A place where rubbish is placed.
A business that sells used metal or items.

Synonyms

(a place where rubbish is placed): scrapheap
dumpyard
scrapyard

Derived terms

junkyard dog

Translations

a place where rubbish is placed

French: décharge (fr) f

a business that sells used metal or items

Finnish: romuttamo, hajottamo
French: casse (fr) f, cour à scrap (fr) f (Quebec,informal)
German: Schrottplatz (de) m
Polish: złomowisko (pl) m, złomownia (pl) f
Russian: сва́лка (ru) f (sválka)
Spanish: chatarrería f, cementerio (es) m

See also

junk

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