wrecking yard
Car parts salvage
A wrecking yard is a place where damaged, abandoned, or end-of-life vehicles are brought to be dismantled for parts or scrapped for metal.
Also called a junkyard or salvage yard.
People visit wrecking yards to find cheap replacement parts: I found a transmission at the wrecking yard for half what a new one costs.
Salvage storage site
- scrapyardSalvage lot for vehicles
- auto partsVehicle replacement components
- used partsPre-owned mechanical components
- transmissionSending of information
fenders · bumpers · hoods · tires · rims · steering wheels · dashboard · seats
Taking apart systematically
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- sparesBackup items kept available
secondhand · recovery · retrieval · inventory · resale · rebuild · refurbish · picking
Device reducing solids smaller
- forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
- tow truckVehicle that pulls others
- craneLifter or wader
- magnetObject producing attractive field
shredder · compactor · flatbed · hydraulic press · chains · hooks · winch · cutting torch
Iron oxide coating
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- dilapidationState of ruin
weathering · crumbling · faded paint · flat tires · broken glass · weeds · overgrown · patina
junkyard
Salvage storage site
- scrapyardSalvage lot for vehicles
- auto partsVehicle replacement components
- used partsPre-owned mechanical components
transmission · fenders · bumpers · hoods · tires · rims · steering wheels · dashboard · seats · clunkers
dismantling
Taking apart systematically
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
spares · secondhand · recovery · retrieval · inventory · resale · rebuild · refurbish · picking · sorting
crusher
Device reducing solids smaller
magnet · shredder · compactor · flatbed · hydraulic press · chains · hooks · winch · cutting torch
rust
Iron oxide coating
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
dilapidation · weathering · crumbling · faded paint · flat tires · broken glass · weeds · overgrown · patina · sun-bleached
- junkyardsjunk cars, totaled cars, abandoned cars, car bodies, auto parts
- yardsbackyard, courtyard, churchyard, schoolyard, barnyard
- eyesoreseyesore, blight, garbage, trash, junk
- salvage yardjunkyard, used parts, spare parts, totaled car, scrap metal
- scrapyardjunkyard, scrapyard, boneyard, scrap metal, scrap iron
- storage yardsjunkyard, scrapyard
wrecking yardcar factory
assembly plant · assembly line · car dealership · showroom · production line
wrecking yardrepair shop
Business that fixes things
restoration shop · auto body shop · service center · body shop · garage
wrecking yardauto parts store
wreck, wrecked, wrecker, wrecking, wrecks, wreckage, yard, yards, yardage