boneyard
English
Noun
boneyard (plural boneyards)
- (informal) A graveyard.
- (dominoes) In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used.
- (aviation, slang) A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft.
- 1999, Naval Aviation News (volumes 82-83, page 37)
- The “Boneyard” is a place of antiques and historic symbolism, a burial ground for aircraft.
- 2017, William A. Flanagan, Aviation Records in the Jet Age:
- Beginning in December 1969, the entire fleet was retired to the “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.
- 1999, Naval Aviation News (volumes 82-83, page 37)
Synonyms
- (graveyard): see also Thesaurus:cemetery.
- (dumpsite for aircraft): aircraft graveyard
Derived terms
- boneyard sale
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