Definition of "boneyard" [boneyard]

• A cemetery. (noun)
• A place where the bones of wild animals accumulate. (noun)
• A place where refuse, especially discarded cars, accumulates or is kept. (noun)

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• "“This is what we call the boneyard,” Jorge said pleasantly."
• "Her father takes Claire to practice in the Mexican Catholic cemetery, a ratty sandpile decorated with faded plastic flowers and clacking pinwheels, colorful santos and candles, a place her father calls the boneyard."
• "Digs have been going on around the so-called boneyard field for the last 15 years."