graveyard

Definition

A tract of land in which the dead are buried.

Etymology

From grave + yard. Compare West Frisian begraafplak (“graveyard”), Dutch begraafplaats (“graveyard”), Norwegian gravplass (“graveyard”).

Example Sentences

• "Certain cards place other cards here because such cards might have abilities deemed too strong if they sent them to the graveyard instead."
• "If you want to be tricky, though, Rapid Decay can be a flying elbow drop out of nowhere for a surprise win against graveyard manipulation decks; they will always see a Beetles coming, remember."
• "When a player does discard or use a card or when a creature also died or a spell gets destroyed, that card gets placed into the player's graveyard."