"boneyard" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: boneyards [plural]
Etymology: bone + yard Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bone|yard}} bone + yard Head templates: {{en-noun}} boneyard (plural boneyards)
  1. (informal) A graveyard. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Burial Synonyms (graveyard): cemetery
    Sense id: en-boneyard-en-noun-v7wogf-7 Disambiguation of Burial: 87 2 11 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 23 42 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 11 38 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 57 10 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 66 9 24 Disambiguation of 'graveyard': 93 4 2
  2. (dominoes) In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used. Categories (topical): Dominoes, Dominoes
    Sense id: en-boneyard-en-noun-I4kvl5ty Disambiguation of Dominoes: 27 62 11 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 23 42 35 Topics: dominoes, games
  3. (aviation, automotive, slang) A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft etc; a junkyard. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Automotive, Aviation Synonyms (dumpsite for aircraft): aircraft graveyard
    Sense id: en-boneyard-en-noun-s9nBbbgE Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 23 42 35 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, automotive, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transport, vehicles Disambiguation of 'dumpsite for aircraft': 21 2 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boneyard sale

Inflected forms

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