Incinerator

noun

noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A furnace that burns refuse.
  2. 2
    a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse) wordnet

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Example

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"Tom emptied the wastebasket into the incinerator."

Etymology

From incinerate + -or.

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