elephants' graveyard
elephants' graveyard · elephants' graveyards
A place where, according to legend, older elephants instinctively direct themselves…A place where, according to legend, older elephants instinctively direct themselves when they reach a certain age, in order to die alone.
Meaning
2 sensesA place where, according to legend, older elephants instinctively direct themselves when they reach a certain age, in order to die alone.
(broadly)A place where lost objects or people end up, and from which there is no escape.
Forms
plural: elephants' graveyards| Singular | elephants' graveyard |
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