scrapheap

A noun referring to a pile or accumulation of discarded materials, especially metal or refuse.

• 🇩🇪Ein Haufen oder eine Ansammlung weggeworfener Materialien, besonders Metall oder Müll; im übertragenen Sinn auch ein Ort, an dem etwas als wertlos oder ausrangiert gilt.

1. Pile of discarded metal B2 formal

   A collection of waste metal, often from old machinery or vehicles, intended for recycling or disposal.

   • The old car was taken to the scrapheap.
   • Workers sorted the scrapheap for reusable parts.
   • The factory's scrapheap grew larger each month.

   🇩🇪Schrotthaufen

   Synonyme: junk heapjunk pile

2. Accumulation of refuse B2 informal

   A heap or pile of discarded or useless materials, including household waste and debris.

   • The abandoned lot became a scrapheap of old furniture and trash.
   • He threw the broken toys onto the scrapheap.
   • The scrapheap behind the warehouse was a fire hazard.

   🇩🇪Müllhalde

   Synonyme: dumpgarbage heapjunk pilemiddenrefuse heaptrash heap

• scrapheaps plural form
• scrapheaps' possessive plural form
• scrapheap's possessive singular form