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incinerator

American  
[in-sin-uh-rey-ter] / ɪnˈsɪn əˌreɪ tər /

noun

  1. a furnace or apparatus for burning trash, garbage, etc., to ashes.


incinerator British  
/ ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪtə /

noun

  1. a furnace or apparatus for incinerating something, esp refuse

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Etymology

Origin of incinerator

First recorded in 1880–85; incinerate + -or 2

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But their hope for endless playmates goes wrong when they get manhandled by toddlers and held hostage by Lotso, leading to a climactic escape from an incinerator.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Nancy Tengler, who heads Laffer Tengler Investments and put in an order to buy shares of SpaceX, called the company's AI business a "cash incinerator" despite Musk's ambitions for the segment.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Acting like a giant incinerator, the spinning flames destroy many of the particles responsible for dense smoke plumes.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2026

"Dial-a-Dump" founder Malouf spent seven years trying to get a similar waste-to-energy incinerator approved in Sydney before it was rejected as a risk to human health in 2018, planning and court documents show.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

“He sent a robot in his place. Cleaning out the incinerator a moment ago, I found these.”

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

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