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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Nancy Tengler, who heads Laffer Tengler Investments and put in an order to buy shares of SpaceX, called the company's AI business a "cash incinerator" despite Musk's ambitions for the segment.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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
Tesla was an incinerator for years, nearly on the verge of bankruptcy multiple times, as Musk chased the idea of making EVs mainstream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Cromb has held community meetings with villagers as the incinerator proposal spurs a backlash.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
We are inside the incinerator, which would he completely dark if not for the lines of light glowing in the shape of a small door on the other side.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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