bone yard

bone yard
 n.— «They scavenged dome lights from an Iraqi bone yard at Taji and used them to illuminate the cab’s interior when they are not out on the road.» —“The Moonshiners” by Mike Marshall Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Ga.) Nov. 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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