junkyard

English

Alternative forms

junk-yard, junk yard

Etymology

From junk +‎ yard.

Noun

junkyard (plural junkyards)

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

Synonyms

(place where rubbish is discarded): dump, dumpyard, landfill, scrapheap
(place where used metal is handled): wreck yard § Synonyms

Derived terms

junkyard dog

Translations

a place where rubbish is placed

Catalan: dipòsit de ferralla m
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: kaatopaikka (fi)
French: décharge (fr) f
German: Müllplatz m, Müllabladeplatz (de) m
Italian: rigattiere (it) m
Latin: dēpositus scrūtōrum m
Norwegian: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: ferro-velho (pt) m, depósita por lixo f
Spanish: basurero (es) m
Swedish: skrotställe n

a business that sells used metal or items

Dutch: schroothoop (nl) m
Finnish: romuttamo, hajottamo
French: casse (fr) f, cour à scrap (fr) f (Quebec,informal)
German: Schrottplatz (de) m
Italian: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian: please add this translation if you can
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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