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# incinerator

noun (an incinerator, incinerators)

«incinerator» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An incinerator is a furnace or machine for burning rubbish at very high temperatures until it turns to ash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incinerator/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and geography lessons incinerators are one way to get rid of waste; some make electricity from the heat, but they can pollute the air. Phrases: «waste incinerator», «hospital incinerator».

### Examples

- The town burns its rubbish in an incinerator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incinerator/#x1)
- Some incinerators use the heat to make electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incinerator/#x2)
- People worried about smoke from the new incinerator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incinerator/#x3)
- Medical waste goes to a special incinerator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incinerator/#x4)
- An incinerator burns 200 tonnes a day; how much in a week? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incinerator/#x5)
- Recycling means less waste goes to the incinerator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incinerator/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Verb: incinerate (burn completely). Spelling: in-cin-er-a-tor.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «incinerator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incinerator/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«incinerator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incinerator.html) on Mova free.