incinerator

[in-sin-uh-rey-ter]

noun

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

incinerator

/ ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪtə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of incinerator¹

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

Example Sentences

In the first year, 600,000 tonnes of waste would have nowhere to go in Scotland because of a lack of additional capacity at incinerators.

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The attorney general highlighted that billions of plastic carryout bags end up in landfills, incinerators, and the environment when they aren’t recycled.

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The result, Bonta said, is that billions of plastic carryout bags end up in landfills, incinerators, and the environment instead of being recycled.

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The incinerator is usually used by animal control officers to dispose of euthanised animals, but local authorities said it can also be used by law enforcement to burn seized narcotics.

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Beddington incinerator, which serves four south London councils, faces enforcement from the Environment Agency after exceeding air pollution limits on 916 occasions.

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