incinerator

[ in-sin-uh-rey-ter ]
/ ɪnˈsɪn əˌreɪ tər /
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noun

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

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Origin of incinerator

First recorded in 1880–85; incinerate + -or2

Words nearby incinerator

incidental parasite, incidentally, incidentaloma, incienso, incinerate, incinerator, incipiency, incipient, incipit, incircle, incisal
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Words related to incinerator

heater, boiler, pyre, burner, cinerarium, crematory, cinerator

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British Dictionary definitions for incinerator

incinerator
/ (ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪtə) /

noun

a furnace or apparatus for incinerating something, esp refuse
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