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junkyard

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkˌjɑɹd/
  • CMU ARPABET: JH AH1 NG K Y AA2 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A place where rubbish is discarded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A business that sells used metal or items.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a field where junk is collected and stored for resale

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: yard

History

Etymology

From junk + yard.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dipòsit de ferralla — a place where rubbish is placed
  • Dutch: vuilnisbelt — a place where rubbish is placed
  • Dutch: stortplaats — a place where rubbish is placed
  • Finnish: kaatopaikka — a place where rubbish is placed
  • French: décharge — a place where rubbish is placed
  • German: Müllplatz — a place where rubbish is placed
  • German: Müllabladeplatz — a place where rubbish is placed
  • Italian: rigattiere — a place where rubbish is placed
  • Latin: dēpositus scrūtōrum — a place where rubbish is placed
  • Polish: wysypisko — a place where rubbish is placed
  • Portuguese: ferro-velho — a place where rubbish is placed
  • Portuguese: depósita por lixo — a place where rubbish is placed
  • Spanish: basurero — a place where rubbish is placed
  • Swedish: tipp — a place where rubbish is placed
  • Swedish: soptipp — a place where rubbish is placed
  • Dutch: schroothoop — a business that sells used metal or items
  • Finnish: romuttamo — a business that sells used metal or items
  • Finnish: hajottamo — a business that sells used metal or items
  • French: casse — a business that sells used metal or items
  • French: cour à scrap — a business that sells used metal or items
  • German: Schrottplatz — a business that sells used metal or items
  • Polish: złomowisko — a business that sells used metal or items
  • Polish: złomownia — a business that sells used metal or items
  • Russian: сва́лка (sválka) — a business that sells used metal or items
  • Spanish: chatarrería — a business that sells used metal or items
  • Spanish: cementerio — a business that sells used metal or items