incinerator
noun
in·cin·er·a·tor
in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrā-tər 
: one that incinerates
especially
: a furnace or a container for incinerating waste materials
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The facility had a cafeteria that could serve four hundred, a television studio, and a trash incinerator that could do double duty as a crematorium.
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Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
The issues: Traffic congestion, overdevelopment, public safety and the relocation of Miami-Dade's trash incinerator are among the top issues and priorities facing the city, Fraga told the Miami Herald.
—Sommer Brugal, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Doral has wanted to move the incinerator for years.
—Sommer Brugal, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
The aging incinerator that burned down last year in Doral processed half of Miami-Dade’s trash, forcing the county to ship the garbage some 100 miles north.
—Ashley Miznazi, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
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Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
The issues: Traffic congestion, overdevelopment, public safety and the relocation of Miami-Dade's trash incinerator are among the top issues and priorities facing the city, Fraga told the Miami Herald.
—Sommer Brugal, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Doral has wanted to move the incinerator for years.
—Sommer Brugal, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
The aging incinerator that burned down last year in Doral processed half of Miami-Dade’s trash, forcing the county to ship the garbage some 100 miles north.
—Ashley Miznazi, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Incinerator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incinerator. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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incinerator
noun
in·cin·er·a·tor
in-ˈsin-ə-ˌrāt-ər
: a furnace or a container for burning waste materials
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