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incinerator Definition

in·cin·era·tor (-ər āt′ər)

noun

a person or thing that incinerates; esp., a furnace or other device for incinerating trash
incinerator Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pollute: In 1995 he spearheaded a successful campaign to close a highly polluting incinerator in his locality.
  • propose: The group were also informed that the proposed incinerator at Newhaven should serve the whole county.
  • oppose: We oppose incinerators - even modern ones can cause serious health hazards.
  • drum: The use of drum incinerators to burn plastics will be phased out.
  • feed: Full Story Could waste be imported to feed the incinerator?
  • build: Should Leeds build an incinerator to burn its rubbish?

Preposition: for

  • disposal: Yes, where aerosol produced Yes, where aerosol produced Yes 14 Incinerator for disposal of animal carcases.

Adjective modifier

  • municipal: Municipal waste incinerators are known to be potential sources of dioxins.
  • massive: The Council clearly now has a duty to rethink its plans for a massive incinerator in Sheffield.
  • controversial: Story May 13: Councilors are to get the chance to ask searching questions about a controversial incinerator planned for the outskirts of Norwich.
  • planned: We need you to voice your opposition to the planned incinerator.
  • solid: Cancer incidence near municipal solid waste incinerators in Great Britain.

Modifies a noun

  • ash: It is therefore much safer to landfill than raw waste or incinerator fly ash.
  • chimney: The black smoke that billows from the engine is a graphic match to the incinerator chimneys at the camps.
  • expansion: This incinerator expansion is as short term as thinking can get and should be rejected.
  • emission: Because of this it is often not possible to tell whether the incinerator emissions will lead to unacceptable exposure or not.

Noun used with modifier

  • waste: Many people are still very opposed to the building of waste incinerators near their homes.
  • carcass: Can I continue to use my animal carcass incinerator?
  • household: Doorstep recycling schemes, for example, to counter the need for a new household waste incinerator.
  • recovery: The strategy also includes three energy recovery incinerators, which will further reduce the pressure on rapidly filling landfill sites.