Phrase guide

wreck yard

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The location of a dismantling business where wrecked or decommissioned vehicles are brought, for the recovery of reusable parts and scrap metal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boneyard, breaker's yard, breaker, junkyard, salvage yard, scrapyard, scrapheap, wrecking yard, wrecker's yard

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desballestador — location of dismantling business
  • Czech: vrakoviště — location of dismantling business
  • Esperanto: aŭtovrakejo — location of dismantling business
  • Finnish: hajottamo — location of dismantling business
  • Finnish: romuttamo — location of dismantling business
  • Finnish: autopurkamo — location of dismantling business
  • French: cour à scrap — location of dismantling business
  • French: casse automobile — location of dismantling business
  • German: Schrottplatz — location of dismantling business
  • Polish: cmentarzysko — location of dismantling business