boneyard
Prononciation : [ˈboʊnˌjɑrd]
Contexte : « death »
(noun) a place where dead people are buried, like a cemetery. It's a special area where families come to remember their loved ones who have passed away.
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Every year, we visit the boneyard to honor our great-grandparents.
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They decided not to visit the boneyard this year during the holiday.
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Have you ever been to a boneyard to see where your ancestors are buried?
Contexte : « vehicles »
(noun) a place where old cars or vehicles go when they are no longer used. It's like a storage area for broken-down cars that are waiting to be taken apart or recycled.
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The boneyard had many old cars that could be used for spare parts.
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The new cars in the dealership were far from the boneyard; they looked brand new and shiny.
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What happens to cars when they end up in the boneyard?
Contexte : « computer science »
(noun) a place in computer memory where inactive files are stored. This is like a digital storage area for files that are not being used at the moment.
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He found his old documents safely in the boneyard of his computer.
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After cleaning up his files, he realized some important documents were not in the boneyard and were deleted.
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How can I find files that were moved to the boneyard on my computer?