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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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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