Cemetery vs. Boneyard — What's the Difference?

A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word cemetery (from Greek κοιμητήριον, "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground and originally applied to the Roman catacombs.

A cemetery.

A place for burying the dead; a graveyard.

A place where the bones of wild animals accumulate.

A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

A place where refuse, especially discarded cars, accumulates or is kept.

A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.

(informal) A graveyard.

A tract of land used for burials

(dominoes) In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used.

A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft.