scrap heap
Americannoun
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a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
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a place for dumping old, useless things.
Etymology
Origin of scrap heap
Example Sentences
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Among the items destined for the scrap heap is the gantry, which once sheltered Soyuz rockets from the tropical weather.
From Barron's
If that’s what’s best for her, then he’s OK with being cast on the scrap heap.
From Salon
Police are warning that more illegal and modified e-bikes will be seized in the coming months and say they will end up on the scrap heap.
From BBC
This is another that belongs on the scrap heap.
From Los Angeles Times
"It's absolutely infuriating that a treatable condition like this is ignored and that women are put on the scrap heap," said Lipoedema UK's head of research Dr Lesley Steinitz.
From BBC
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