incinerator

noun

in·​cin·​er·​a·​tor in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrā-tər How to pronounce incinerator (audio)
: one that incinerates
especially : a furnace or a container for incinerating waste materials

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Similar to Fraga, Garay argued traffic, safety and the incinerator were top issues, per the Herald. Sommer Brugal, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024 With the cops busy at the incinerator, Charles, Mabel, and Oliver use luminol to see where exactly in the apartment Sazz was shot. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2024 The facility had a cafeteria that could serve four hundred, a television studio, and a trash incinerator that could do double duty as a crematorium. Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024 The issues: Traffic congestion, overdevelopment, public safety and the relocation of Miami-Dade's trash incinerator are among the top issues and priorities facing the city, Fraga told the Miami Herald. Sommer Brugal, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for incinerator 

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of incinerator was in 1883

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“Incinerator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incinerator. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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incinerator

noun
in·​cin·​er·​a·​tor in-ˈsin-ə-ˌrāt-ər How to pronounce incinerator (audio)
: a furnace or a container for burning waste materials

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