Definition of "graveyard" in English

noun

1. A tract of land in which the dead are buried.

2. (figuratively, by extension) A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable.

3. (attributively) A period very early in the morning in which there is very little activity.

   • graveyard shift, graveyard slot, graveyard watch

4. (US, slang) Synonym of suicide (“beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain”).