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
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Right on the bank of the Connecticut River on Maxim Road sits the region’s former trash incinerator.
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Sarah McCoy, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
The development is likely to please environmental groups that had long fought against the subsidy, including in South Baltimore, which hosts one of the state’s two incinerators.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
This comes at a time when the county is wrestling with a landfill that’s filling up and receiving pushback for a proposal to build a new incinerator estimated to cost $1.5 billion.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Ricketts said things escalated for two reasons: low-quality products making up the majority of the supply and Ghana not having the financial resources to build a landfill or incinerator.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
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Sarah McCoy, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
The development is likely to please environmental groups that had long fought against the subsidy, including in South Baltimore, which hosts one of the state’s two incinerators.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
This comes at a time when the county is wrestling with a landfill that’s filling up and receiving pushback for a proposal to build a new incinerator estimated to cost $1.5 billion.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Ricketts said things escalated for two reasons: low-quality products making up the majority of the supply and Ghana not having the financial resources to build a landfill or incinerator.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Incinerator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incinerator. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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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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