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scrapyard

(ˈskræpjɑːd)
n
Brit a place where old machines such as cars and ships are destroyed and where useful parts are saved
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šrotiště
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scrapyard

scrap yard [ˈskræpjɑːrd] n (British)casse f
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scrapyard

n (esp Brit) → Schrottplatz m
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