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

Recent Examples on the Web

Crab shells, whole and in pieces, turned up all over the school, to be swept away with the dust and fallen leaves and other litter, placed in a trash bag, and carried off behind the buildings to the incinerator. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Out of this, 80 percent ended up in either landfills or incinerators, only 12 percent was reused, and only less than 1 percent was recycled into new textile fibers. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Now the county is using trucks and trains to ship garbage to landfills across Florida while considering whether to build a new waste-to-energy incinerator. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

Waste to wonder Wind turbine blades, aircraft fuselages (like the Boeing 787 or Airbus A350), and automotive frames generate thousands of tonnes of thermoset composite waste yearly that currently end up in landfills or high-emissions incinerators. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for incinerator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator

Kids Definition

incinerator

noun

in·​cin·​er·​a·​tor in-ˈsin-ə-ˌrāt-ər 

: a furnace or a container for burning waste materials