boneyard

English - Turkish

Definition of boneyard in English Turkish dictionary

{i} otomobil mezarlığı

{i} mezarlık

English - English

Definition of boneyard in English English dictionary

In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down, as-yet-unused pieces

A graveyard

Area of an amusement park where old rides or ride parts are stored that have been removed from the park

The collection of domino tiles that were not dealt to any player at the beginning of the game When a player has no tile in his hand which may be played legally, the player must draw tiles from the boneyard one at a time until a playable tile is drawn or the boneyard is exhausted of tiles

{i} (in Dominoes) bank of dominoes that remains after each player has taken a turn; cemetery; place where bones of wild animals are collected; place where old vehicles are stored and used for scrap metal (cars, planes, etc.)

[noun, adj ] A cemetery world, a planet heavily populated before the Collapse, but which lost most or all of its population Often a treasure-trove of technological artifacts, but a psychologically taxing work environment Also known as a Cemetery World

Hyphenation

bone·yard

Synonyms

boot hill, catacomb, cemetery, charnel, charnel house, churchyard, city of the dead, crypt, eternal home, funerary grounds, garden, god’s acre, golgotha, grave, graveyard

Etymology

[ -"yärd ] (noun.) 1866. bone + yard