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boneyard

noun·Reference

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A graveyard.

Other meanings

2. noun

In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used.

3. noun

A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft etc; a junkyard.

4. noun

An area scraped down to the mineral soil, so that smouldering material can be placed there without starting another fire.

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