incinerator
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of incinerator
First recorded in 1880–85; incinerate + -or 2
Vocabulary lists containing incinerator
Example Sentences
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Incinerators in Alabama, Arkansas, Oregon and Utah, and one on Johnston Atoll in the Pacific, were used to destroy a large part of the stockpile, but activists blocked them in four other states.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023
Incinerators have been used in some villages like Churchill, Canada, and have greatly reduced the amount of garbage.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2022
Incinerators are extremely costly to build and to operate, and consequently they rely heavily on the revenue stream from power generation.
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2010
Incinerators, burdensome investments for many communities, also have serious limitations: contaminant-laden ash residue itself requires a dump site.
From Time Magazine Archive
Incinerators are illegal in the canyon, but nobody seems to care enough to complain.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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