"junkyard" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: junkyards [plural]
Etymology: From junk + yard. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|junk|yard}} junk + yard Head templates: {{en-noun}} junkyard (plural junkyards)
  1. A place where rubbish is discarded. Synonyms (place where rubbish is discarded): dump, dumpyard, landfill, scrapheap Synonyms (place where used metal is handled): wreck yard § Synonyms Translations (a place where rubbish is placed): dipòsit de ferralla [masculine] (Catalan), kaatopaikka (Finnish), décharge [feminine] (French), Müllplatz [masculine] (German), Müllabladeplatz [masculine] (German), rigattiere [masculine] (Italian), dēpositus scrūtōrum [masculine] (Latin), ferro-velho [masculine] (Portuguese), depósita por lixo [feminine] (Portuguese), basurero [masculine] (Spanish), skrotställe [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-junkyard-en-noun-1gTnVoAq Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'place where rubbish is discarded': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'place where used metal is handled': 67 33 Disambiguation of 'a place where rubbish is placed': 98 2
  2. A business that sells used metal or items. Categories (topical): Businesses Translations (a business that sells used metal or items): schroothoop [masculine] (Dutch), romuttamo (Finnish), hajottamo (Finnish), casse [feminine] (French), cour à scrap [Quebec, feminine, informal] (French), Schrottplatz [masculine] (German), złomowisko [masculine] (Polish), złomownia [feminine] (Polish), сва́лка (sválka) [feminine] (Russian), chatarrería [feminine] (Spanish), cementerio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-junkyard-en-noun-iTOPSX44 Disambiguation of Businesses: 44 56 Disambiguation of 'a business that sells used metal or items': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: junk-yard, junk yard Derived forms: junkyard dog Related terms: junk

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