Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrapyard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: scrap-yard
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From scrap + yard.

Inflected Forms

scrapyards (plural) scrap-yard (alternative) scrap yard (alternative)

Questions

What does scrapyard mean?: A junkyard; a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold.
Where does scrapyard come from?: From scrap + yard.

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