incinerator
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of incinerator
First recorded in 1880–85; incinerate + -or 2
Vocabulary lists containing incinerator
Example Sentences
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"Dial-a-Dump" founder Malouf spent seven years trying to get a similar waste-to-energy incinerator approved in Sydney before it was rejected as a risk to human health in 2018, planning and court documents show.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
In time, investigators found Mrs. Scott’s dentures and eyeglasses behind the backyard incinerator … but no body.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 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
Jerry G. carried the cross downstairs, heaved it back into the station wagon, and drove a half-mile south through sagebrush land to the dude ranch incinerator.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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