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Definition of graveyard - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
burial placeland where dead people are buried
- The old graveyard was overgrown with weeds.
2.
obsolescenceplace where things become obsolete
- The factory was a graveyard for outdated machinery.
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land where dead people are buried
Expressions with graveyard
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work shift during the late night hours
He started working the graveyard shift at the hospital last month..
place where things are abandoned or obsolete
The old factory became an elephant graveyard for machinery.
place where things become obsolete or forgotten
The old factory became an elephant's graveyard for machinery.
time slot for television or radio programming that is late at night
The show was moved to the graveyard slot due to low ratings..
act cheerful or brave to ignore fear or danger
He whistled past the graveyard during the scary walk home.
place where old aircraft are stored
The desert hosts a large aircraft graveyard.
children's game where a ghost catches others
We played ghost in the graveyard after dinner.
financial market with little trading activity
The stock became part of the graveyard market.
orbit for defunct spacecraft to avoid collisions
The satellite was moved to a graveyard orbit.
the midnight to 4 am watch on a ship
The sailor was assigned the graveyard watch during the storm.
Origin of graveyard
English, grave (tomb) + yard (enclosure)
Terms with graveyard included in their meaning
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graveyard
place where dead are buried
tradition
ancient Jewish ritual wedding in a graveyard
Examples of graveyard in a sentence
The graveyard was silent under the moonlight. The old library became a graveyard for unused books. The garage turned into a graveyard for broken appliances.
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- French:cimetière, ...
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- Portuguese:cemitério, ...
- Chinese:墓地, 淘汰场, ...
- Japanese:墓地, 廃棄場, ...
- Arabic:مَقْبَرَة, ...
- Hebrew:בֵּית קְבָרוֹת, בֵּית קְבָרוֹת, ...
- Russian:кладбище, ...
- Ukrainian:кладовище, звалище, ...
- Hindi:कब्रिस्तान, ...
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