boneyard
noun
- cemetery
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈboʊnˌjɑɹd/
noun
Etymology: From bone + yard.
- A graveyard.
- In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used.
- A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft etc; a junkyard.
“B-52s in a boneyard”
“a 440 V-8 from the boneyard”
- An area scraped down to the mineral soil, so that smouldering material can be placed there without starting another fire.