elephants' graveyard
Legendary pachyderm cemetery
A legendary place where elephants supposedly go to die, explaining why elephant remains are rarely found in the wild.
The myth has no scientific basis, but elephants' graveyard persists as a metaphor for any place where old or obsolete things accumulate: The back lot had become an elephants' graveyard of rusted farm equipment.
Also used for institutions or roles where careers quietly end.
Unverified traditional tale
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- fableMoral tale with animals
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- AtlantisMythical sunken island
Shangri-La · lost city · Tarzan · Africa · savanna · mysterious · undiscovered · mythical
Salvage storage site
- scrapyardSalvage lot for vehicles
- boneyardInformal burial ground
- dumping groundPlace to discard waste
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
disuse · abandonment · obsolete · forgotten · discarded · rusting · derelict · relic
legend
Unverified traditional tale
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- fableMoral tale with animals
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
Atlantis · Shangri-La · lost city · Tarzan · Africa · savanna · mysterious · undiscovered · mythical · phantom
junkyard
Salvage storage site
- scrapyardSalvage lot for vehicles
- boneyardInformal burial ground
- dumping groundPlace to discard waste
retirement · disuse · abandonment · obsolete · forgotten · discarded · rusting · derelict · relic · car cemetery
ivory
Tusk-derived material
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- tusksExtended animal incisors
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
remains · carcass · mortality · burial ground · cemetery · boneyard · decay · decomposition · vultures · scavengers
elephants' graveyardbirthplace
Location of one's birth
nursery · breeding grounds · spawning ground · breeding ground · nesting site
elephants' graveyardincubator
Controlled warming enclosure
startup hub · innovation lab · Silicon Valley · launch pad · proving ground