junkyard

English

Alternative forms

• junk-yard, junk yard

Etymology

From junk +‎ yard.

Noun

junkyard (plural junkyards)

1. A place where rubbish is discarded.
2. 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: tipp (sv) c, soptipp (sv) c

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