Synonyms for incinerator


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-sin-uh-rey-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪn əˌreɪ tər


Définition of incinerator

Origin :
  • 1883, American English, originally in the terminology of cremation, from incinerate + Latinate agent noun suffix -or. Meaning "device for waste disposal by burning" is from 1889.
  • noun furnace
Example sentences :
  • I'll throw it in the incinerator now, she thought, before I straighten the apartment.
  • Extract from : « Know Thy Neighbor » by Elisabeth R. Lewis
  • The incinerator chute was at the rear of the hall, next to the service stairs.
  • Extract from : « Know Thy Neighbor » by Elisabeth R. Lewis
  • He made rough sketches of the incinerator on the back of an envelope.
  • Extract from : « The Tower of Oblivion » by Oliver Onions
  • "Ah yes, I'd forgotten about the incinerator," he exclaimed.
  • Extract from : « The Tower of Oblivion » by Oliver Onions
  • Just wait until we get these papers in the incinerator, panted Julia.
  • Extract from : « The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong » by Lillian Garis
  • "Take this carrion out and stuff it in the incinerator," he ordered.
  • Extract from : « Uller Uprising » by Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
  • He tried to picture Buck weeping near the incinerator, and failed.
  • Extract from : « Queed » by Henry Sydnor Harrison
  • There was another explosion—one had landed in our incinerator!
  • Extract from : « Fanny Goes to War » by Pat Beauchamp
  • The sputum is from there thrown into receptacles containing sawdust, taken to the incinerator and burned twice daily.
  • Extract from : « Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis : » by Various
  • All the cups are carefully tied up in newspaper by the nurse or the patient before they are sent to the incinerator.
  • Extract from : « Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis : » by Various

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