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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈboʊnˌjɑɹd/

Definition 1:
• A graveyard.
Labels: informal

Definition 2:
• In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used.
Labels: dominoes, games

Definition 3:
• A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft etc; a junkyard.
Example: B-52s in a boneyard
Example: a 440 V-8 from the boneyard
Labels: aeronautics, aerospace, automotive, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transport, vehicles, slang

Definition 4:
• An area scraped down to the mineral soil, so that smouldering material can be placed there without starting another fire.
Labels: firefighting, government

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boneyard