incinerator
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of incinerator
First recorded in 1880–85; incinerate + -or 2
Vocabulary lists containing incinerator
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The very night he died, in 1935, his widow and her sister shoveled bushels of his private papers into their West Adams mansion’s basement incinerator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The problems have been exacerbated by the breakdown of Glasgow's main incinerator at Polmadie, which has been out of action since April.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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
Bare hands were best for climbing, but the incinerator walls were far too hot to permit that.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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