incinerator
nounUK /ɪnˈsɪn.ər.eɪ.tər/
US /ɪnˈsɪn.ə.reɪ.t̬ɚ/
A big machine that burns things until they turn into ash.
The city takes its trash to the incinerator to be burned.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A furnace used to burn waste materials at very high temperatures.
The new incinerator reduces garbage volume by ninety percent.
3. A device for burning something completely, such as medical or hazardous waste.
Hospitals use an incinerator to safely destroy used needles.
4. A person or thing that burns something to ashes.
The old incinerator at the factory was shut down years ago.