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Salvage yard
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a place where old or broken vehicles and machinery are kept and taken apart to sell the usable parts or recycle the materials
Dialect
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American
What is a "salvage yard"?
A salvage yard is a place where damaged, discarded, or unwanted vehicles, machinery, and other items are collected, often for the purpose of recycling, reusing parts, or repairing. Items in a salvage yard are typically dismantled to recover valuable components, such as metal, engines, or other usable parts, which can be sold or repurposed. Salvage yards are useful for finding replacement parts for vehicles or equipment, and they help reduce waste by recycling materials that can still be put to use.
Examples
Joe visited the salvage yard to find a replacement door for his car after a minor accident.
The construction company sent the damaged machinery to the salvage yard to recycle the metal parts.
