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Synonyms

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

Vocabulary lists containing incinerator

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Example Sentences

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In time, investigators found Mrs. Scott’s dentures and eyeglasses behind the backyard incinerator … but no body.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

The project comes around a decade after the entire archive at St Mark's was nearly consigned to the hospital incinerator.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

They escaped the evil clutches of the gross neighbor kid next door, fled a toy collector’s plastic prison and even avoided an incinerator in one scene that scarred countless children around the world.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

He said that special arrangements have been made to ensure that fumes from the incinerator or the ash left after do not pollute the air and water.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

Across the fence, I saw Mr. Castellan, the bullfighter, dumping garbage onto his incinerator.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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