compactor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of compactor
Example Sentences
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Looking like a life jacket thrown into a car compactor, the work weaves a floppy beam of hazard-orange steel around and through a menacing conglomeration of rusty metal scraps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Rita Cogay, who operates a compactor at the site, told AFP on Friday she had stepped outside to get a drink of water just moments before the building she had been in was crushed.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
Even a tiny robot — DG-33, sort of cutesy spin on a trash compactor — has developed some quirks, namely a sassy Southern accent.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
This is true of the black Chanel dress, the trash compactor, even an antique sword that is a keepsake from Nancy’s late husband.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
He was afraid, he said, of the escalators in the Atlanta airport, which looked like the teeth of some giant trash compactor.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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