incinerator

[ in-sin-uh-rey-ter ]

noun

1. a furnace or apparatus for burning trash, garbage, etc., to ashes.

incinerator

/ ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪtə /

noun

1. a furnace or apparatus for incinerating something, esp refuse

Word History and Origins

Origin of incinerator¹

First recorded in 1880–85; incinerate + -or ²

Example Sentences

Like many incinerators, deliveries come from hundreds of miles away.

From BBC

Burning household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power, BBC analysis has found.

From BBC

Some estimates suggest as much as 20 percent of produce ends up in landfills and incinerators because of cosmetic imperfections, with a degree of that due to consumer rejection of visually "suboptimal" foods.

From Salon

Massachusetts expanded its existing ban on commercial food waste disposal to require more businesses and institutions to comply, thereby reducing the quantity of food sent to landfill or incinerator.

From Salon

"Even though there are options to substitute for the vultures in the form of building incinerators or burying the animals, those were not implemented because they are prohibitively expensive."

From Salon

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