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Meaning of scrapyard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Català desballestador
Čeština kovošrot šrotiště
Deutsch Schrottplatz
Ελληνικά μάντρα
Español cementerio chatarrería
Suomi romuttamo
Français Cassé
Italiano autodemolitore
日本語 ごみ捨て場
Nederlands sloperij
Polski szrot złomowisko
Português ferro-velho
Русский сва́лка
Türkçe hurdacı hurdalık

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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