boneyard
Noun

boneyard (plural boneyards)

  1. (informal) A graveyard.
  2. (dominoes) In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used.
  3. (aviation, slang) A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft.
    • 1999, Naval Aviation News (volumes 82-83, page 37)
      The “Boneyard” is a place of antiques and historic symbolism, a burial ground for aircraft.
    • 2017, William A. Flanagan, Aviation Records in the Jet Age
      Beginning in December 1969, the entire fleet was retired to the “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.
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