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Cemetery vs. Boneyard: What's the Difference?

Cemetery and Boneyard Definitions

Cemetery

A place for burying the dead; a graveyard.

Boneyard

A cemetery.

Cemetery

A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

Boneyard

A place where the bones of wild animals accumulate.

Cemetery

A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.
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Boneyard

A place where refuse, especially discarded cars, accumulates or is kept.

Cemetery

A tract of land used for burials

Boneyard

(informal) A graveyard.

Boneyard

(dominoes) In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used.

Boneyard

A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft.
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