cookstove
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cookstove
Example Sentences
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The Kenyan clean cookstove project developer Koko Networks went bankrupt at the end of January, in part because it failed to negotiate a letter of authorization with the government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
For the category of other technologies, the researchers found a significant increase in priority for household and community carbon offset projects, mainly due to improved cookstove programs in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2024
And when the same space is used for cooking, living and sleeping, the entire family is exposed to cookstove fumes.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023
The packaging — produced by the company Notpla — was made from seaweed, while the burgers were cooked using Mukuru Clean Stoves, which, per CNN, produce 70% less air pollution than a traditional cookstove.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2023
We stood frozen before the altar of a red-hot cookstove.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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