scrap heap

noun

1
: a pile of discarded metal
2
: the place where useless things are discarded

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External actuators were preferred in the early days of self-driving ground vehicles, when even the military, with all its resources, contented itself by grafting control technology onto existing vehicles, probably those that were ready for the scrap heap. IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2015 Likewise, a page not clearly designed to steal login credentials goes on the scrap heap. PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025 Finding Sam Hauser on the post-draft scrap heap and Payton Pritchard at the end of the first round extended their talent base. The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 The American Medical Association agrees that Daylight Saving Time belongs on the cultural scrap heap. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrap heap

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of scrap heap was in 1838

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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrap%20heap. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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