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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Lofts said recycling food was better for the environment than just throwing it in the bin with other waste to be taken to an incinerator.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
But their hope for endless playmates goes wrong when they get manhandled by toddlers and held hostage by Lotso, leading to a climactic escape from an incinerator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Acting like a giant incinerator, the spinning flames destroy many of the particles responsible for dense smoke plumes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
However, the plan for a port and incinerator lodged with Fiji's government showed it would feed in local waste as well as waste shipped from Australia and across the region.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Jesper could leave the rope for him, pray the rain and the cooling incinerator was enough to keep the bottom of it from burning away.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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