boneyard
/ˈboʊnˌjɑɹd/
boneyard noun: a graveyard.
Noun
boneyard (plural boneyards)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- aircraft graveyard
- An area scraped down to the mineral soil, so that smouldering material can be placed there without starting another fire.
Examples of boneyard in a sentence
- The “Boneyard” is a place of antiques and historic symbolism, a burial ground for aircraft.1999, Naval Aviation News, volumes 82-83, page 37:
- Beginning in December 1969, the entire fleet was retired to the “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.2017, William A. Flanagan, Aviation Records in the Jet Age:
Synonyms of boneyard
Forms of boneyard
| plural | boneyards |
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Origin of boneyard
From bone + yard.
Words formed from boneyard
- boneyard sale
Questions about boneyard
- What does boneyard mean?
- Boneyard means a graveyard.
- How do you use boneyard in a sentence?
- The “Boneyard” is a place of antiques and historic symbolism, a burial ground for aircraft.
- What part of speech is boneyard?
- Boneyard is a noun.
- How do you pronounce boneyard?
- Boneyard is pronounced /ˈboʊnˌjɑɹd/ (US).
- What is the plural of boneyard?
- The plural of boneyard is boneyards.
Words near boneyard in the dictionary
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