scrapyard

[ skrap-yahrd ]

noun

1. a business with a large space, including outdoor space, to store items or parts purchased from customers for resale as raw material:

   The carmaker sold more than 5,700 pounds of reclaimed copper wire to the scrapyard.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrapyard¹

First recorded in 1860–65; scrap ¹( def ) + yard ²( def )

Example Sentences

Matthew Weisenberg provided her and an inspector from the local air district with an internal report suggesting a tank had exploded within the scrapyard, Alvarez said.

From Los Angeles Times

The criminal complaint alleges the scrapyard illegally disposed of hazardous materials, including brain-damaging lead, on at least five occasions between July 2020 and August 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

Roughly two weeks later, on Feb. 6, the authorities said they found the remains of Jesus Dominguez Jr., believed to have been 10, hidden in a suitcase inside the trunk of a car belonging to Ms. Minjarez at a scrapyard in Pueblo, a city of 111,000 people roughly 100 miles south of Denver.

From New York Times

It escaped the scrapyard for the second time when it was used to mark the centenary of London's Waterloo station in 1948.

From BBC

Police said the 65-ton tank was found abandoned in a scrapyard near a military base.

From Seattle Times