incinerator
- a furnace or apparatus for burning trash, garbage, etc., to ashes.
Origin of incinerator
Examples from the Web for incinerator
Contemporary Examples of incinerator
What if he killed himself and there is no body--he threw himself in an incinerator?
One, a twin, was burned in an incinerator in the backyard after allegedly dying from respiratory problems at birth.
Historical Examples of incinerator
I'll throw it in the incinerator now, she thought, before I straighten the apartment.
Know Thy NeighborElisabeth R. Lewis
The incinerator chute was at the rear of the hall, next to the service stairs.
Know Thy NeighborElisabeth R. Lewis
He made rough sketches of the incinerator on the back of an envelope.
The Tower of OblivionOliver Onions
"Ah yes, I'd forgotten about the incinerator," he exclaimed.
The Tower of OblivionOliver Onions
Just wait until we get these papers in the incinerator, panted Julia.
The Girl Scouts at Camp ComalongLillian Garis
incinerator
- a furnace or apparatus for incinerating something, esp refuse
Word Origin and History for incinerator
1883, American English, originally in the terminology of cremation, from incinerate + Latinate agent noun suffix -or. Meaning "device for waste disposal by burning" is from 1889.