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boneyard

noun

  1. cemetery
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈboʊnˌjɑɹd/

noun

Etymology: From bone + yard.

  1. A graveyard.
  2. In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used.
  3. A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft etc; a junkyard.

    B-52s in a boneyard

    a 440 V-8 from the boneyard

  4. An area scraped down to the mineral soil, so that smouldering material can be placed there without starting another fire.