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incinerator

[ in-sin-uh-rey-ter ]

noun

  1. a furnace or apparatus for burning trash, garbage, etc., to ashes.


incinerator

/ ɪˈɪəˌɪə /

noun

  1. a furnace or apparatus for incinerating something, esp refuse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of incinerator1

First recorded in 1880–85; incinerate + -or 2
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Neighbors and grassroots groups in South L.A. put their muscle together, stood up to their own council member, and stopped the Lancer project, a closed-system incinerator to burn trash into energy near the Coliseum.

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Gaba drew parallels with the memory holes in George Orwell’s “1984,” which are incinerator chutes that burn references to the past, allowing the government to rewrite history without leaving a trace of the deception.

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He said that special arrangements have been made to ensure that fumes from the incinerator or the ash left after do not pollute the air and water.

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Ministers say fresh rules announced today will limit the development of new waste incinerators, which burn rubbish to make electricity and emit gases that are harmful for the environment.

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A High Court review into plans to build an incinerator on part of Dorset's Unesco World Heritage site has been given permission to go ahead.

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