incineration
- a word derived from incinerate.
Example Sentences
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Italy's "Land of Fires", also known as the "Triangle of Death", has served as a dump and illegal incineration site since the late 1980s.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Landfill taxes have made the option progressively more expensive that incineration, where the rubbish is burnt in a furnace to create electricity.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
Cadmium is also released through the burning of fossil fuels and the incineration of municipal waste.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025
Forest Service tested large-scale incineration of jungles by igniting barrels of fuel oil dropped from planes.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025
The only area that escaped incineration was the Victor’s Village.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
