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Definition of "incinerator" []

  • One that incinerates, especially an apparatus, such as a furnace, for burning waste. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "incinerator" in a sentence
  • "Purse-Into-Flames: A handbag with a built-in incinerator for the next time you're stopped for driving while famous."
  • "Or does wingnut philosophy dictate that disposing of unused embryos in an incinerator is fine but using them to research cures for fatal and debilitating diseases is evil?"
  • "I am sure that there are rather a lot of people who are breathing a sigh of relief that such an incinerator is not going to be in their back yard."