salvage yard
noun[C]
COMMERCEukusaplacewhereoldcarsandmachinesare takenapartso that themetaland otherpartstheycontaincan be used again:
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The marsh is critical habitat for endangered species and has been contaminated and damaged and asalvageyard.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The north airfield appears to contain a huge armysalvageyard.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The building was vacant for some time, then used as asalvageyard.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other terms include wreck yard, wrecker's yard,salvageyard, breakers yard, dismantler and scrapheap.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thesalvageyardwill usually tow the vehicle from the location of its purchase to the yard, but occasionally vehicles are driven in.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Several years later, however, the monorail vehicle was found in asalvageyard.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Then a customer who asks for a specific part can get it immediately, without having to wait for thesalvageyardemployees to remove that part.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The subsection goes on to cite certain premises, such as those occupied as a motorsalvageyard.
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He seemed to be content about the possibility that a vehicle in a vehiclesalvageyardwith a complete identity could be bought by another person.
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