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graveyard

noun
grave·​yard | \ ˈgrāv-ˌyärd How to pronounce graveyard (audio) \

Definition of graveyard

1 : cemetery
2 : something resembling a graveyard an automobile graveyard

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Examples of graveyard in a Sentence

reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone

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In their graveyard visits, emails and phone calls, the family debates how far to go to prove their links. Los Angeles Times, "A family that believes it descends from the first African American reflects on 400 years of history," 25 Aug. 2019 After most rocket launches, the fairing halves are left to plummet back to Earth, where the ocean becomes their graveyard. Jackie Wattles, CNN, "SpaceX shares vibrant footage from its first-ever nose cone recovery," 5 July 2019

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First Known Use of graveyard

1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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graveyard

noun

English Language Learners Definition of graveyard

: a place where people are buried
: a place where old things are left or thrown away

graveyard

noun
grave·​yard | \ ˈgrāv-ˌyärd How to pronounce graveyard (audio) \

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