GRAVEYARD

cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, necropolis

(noun) a tract of land used for burials

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

graveyard (plural graveyards)

A tract of land in which the dead are buried.

(figuratively, by extension) A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable.

(card games) The discard pile, in some trading card games.

(sports) A team where players are sent when they are not useful, or a team where players become useless if sent there.

Synonyms

• (land used for burial): see also cemetery.

Source: Wiktionary


Grave"yard", n.

Definition: A yard or inclosure for the interment of the dead; a cemetery.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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