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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In 2024, Palm Beach County commissioners directed the county Solid Waste Authority to move forward with planning for a $1.5 billion incinerator to replace one of two current incinerators. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025 Eventually, a crane arm in the ceiling of the waste station will hoist the container onto the back of a truck, and a driver will take it to an incinerator or recycling plant. Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025 State regulations require institutions that produce half a ton of waste per week — hospitals, universities, restaurants — to divert organic waste away from landfills and incinerators. Cassandra Klos, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 One group — which registered itself as the Maryland Environment, Labor and Industry Coalition — planned to challenge the Next Generation Energy Act, and focus its campaign on trash incinerators, which will no longer receive a renewable energy subsidy under the law. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for incinerator

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 6 Jul. 2025.

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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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