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scrapyard

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A junkyard; a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold.

Equivalents

11 more languages
Catalàdesballestador
Češtinakovošrotšrotiště
Ελληνικάμάντρα
Suomiromuttamo
Italianoautodemolitore
日本語ごみ捨て場
Nederlandssloperij
Polskiszrotzłomowisko
Portuguêsferro-velho
Русскийсва́лка
Türkçehurdacıhurdalık

Examples

“A steady procession of new Class 421 and '423' electric multiple units to the Southern Region from Derby and York allowed the despatch of many pre-nationalisation 2-BIL and 2-HAL units to scrapyards.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

scrat Scratby Scratch scratch card scratch comma scratch hit

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