graveyard

noun

grave·​yard ˈgrāv-ˌyärd How to pronounce graveyard (audio)
Synonyms of graveyardnext
1
: cemetery
2
: something resembling a graveyard
an automobile graveyard

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reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone
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This is the pitch deck graveyard. — Rich Bornstein, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Most of the victims were buried in a local graveyard, while some families planned to take the bodies to their native towns for burial. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 The graveyard is a stop on Boston's official Freedom Trail tours, offered daily. — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026 Only China has attempted a mission like the upcoming one, successfully boosting a satellite into a higher graveyard orbit four years ago. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for graveyard

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First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of graveyard was in 1761

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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graveyard. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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