incinerator
noun
in·cin·er·a·tor
in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrā-tər 
: one that incinerates
especially
: a furnace or a container for incinerating waste materials
Examples of incinerator in a Sentence
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Keeping the incinerator in its original Doral site would be the cheapest and quickest option, the report found.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
This attitude displays the carelessness of privileged individuals like Tisch—who, Lach notes, is an heiress from an extremely wealthy family—who can afford to live far away from landfills and incinerators.
—The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Of the 48 million tons the United States generates, about 5% is recycled, leaving the rest to landfills, incinerators, and pollution.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
In the years after the site was closed, the city became ensnared in lawsuits after residents sued, alleging that toxins from the incinerator were causing their health problems.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Two were tracked to an incinerator to be burned, and three went to the Port of Los Angeles — presumably destined for overseas locations such as Malaysia or Vietnam.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Back in Peekskill, the smokestack of the Wheelabrator incinerator where one of ABC's plastic bag trackers last pinged is still a prominent sight that Courtney Williams' children can see from their bedroom.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 23 May 2023
The landfill is the final stop for industrial waste, incinerator ash, and demolition garbage, where all of that material is mixed into massive, lined cells.
—Chloe Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
The steam loops ran on coal until converting into natural gas in the 1970s, and Detroit’s incinerator became its main source by 1986.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2024
Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
This attitude displays the carelessness of privileged individuals like Tisch—who, Lach notes, is an heiress from an extremely wealthy family—who can afford to live far away from landfills and incinerators.
—The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Of the 48 million tons the United States generates, about 5% is recycled, leaving the rest to landfills, incinerators, and pollution.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
In the years after the site was closed, the city became ensnared in lawsuits after residents sued, alleging that toxins from the incinerator were causing their health problems.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Two were tracked to an incinerator to be burned, and three went to the Port of Los Angeles — presumably destined for overseas locations such as Malaysia or Vietnam.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Back in Peekskill, the smokestack of the Wheelabrator incinerator where one of ABC's plastic bag trackers last pinged is still a prominent sight that Courtney Williams' children can see from their bedroom.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 23 May 2023
The landfill is the final stop for industrial waste, incinerator ash, and demolition garbage, where all of that material is mixed into massive, lined cells.
—Chloe Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
The steam loops ran on coal until converting into natural gas in the 1970s, and Detroit’s incinerator became its main source by 1986.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2024
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incinerator
noun
in·cin·er·a·tor
in-ˈsin-ə-ˌrāt-ər
: a furnace or a container for burning waste materials
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