graveyard

/ˈɡreɪvˌjɑrd/
noun
  1. An area of land where dead people are buried; a cemetery.
    • Bats often roost in the trees near the graveyard.
    • The church has a small graveyard behind it.
    • We walked through the quiet graveyard, reading the old headstones.
  2. A place where old or unwanted things are stored or discarded.
    • The junkyard was a graveyard for old cars.
    • The warehouse became a graveyard for unsold merchandise.
    • That drawer is a graveyard for broken pens and forgotten keys.
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