incinerator

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noun

A furnace that burns refuse.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

nounincinerator (plural incinerators)

plural incinerators

  1. A furnace that burns refuse.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian инсинератор, крематориум
  • инсинератор (insinerator)furnace that burns refuse
  • крематориум (krematorium)furnace that burns refuse
Chinese Mandarin 焚屍爐 /焚尸炉, 焚燒爐 /焚烧炉
  • 焚屍爐 /焚尸炉 (fénshīlú)furnace that burns refuse
  • 焚燒爐 /焚烧炉 (fénshāolú)furnace that burns refuse
  • 焚燒裝置 /焚烧装置 (fénshāo zhuāngzhì)furnace that burns refuse
Danish forbrændingsovn
  • forbrændingsovnfurnace that burns refuse
Finnish jätteenpolttouuni
  • jätteenpolttouunifurnace that burns refuse
French incinérateur
  • incinérateurfurnace that burns refuse
German Verbrennungsanlage
  • Verbrennungsanlagefurnace that burns refuse
Italian termodistruttore
  • termodistruttorefurnace that burns refuse
Japanese 焼却炉
  • 焼却炉 (shōkyakuro)furnace that burns refuse
Korean 소각로
  • 소각로 (sogangno)furnace that burns refuse
Māori pūtūmata, tahunga tūmata
  • pūtūmatafurnace that burns refuse
  • tahunga tūmatafurnace that burns refuse
Polish piec do spalania śmieci
  • piec do spalania śmiecifurnace that burns refuse
Portuguese incinerador
  • incineradorfurnace that burns refuse
Russian мусоросжига́тель, инсинера́тор
  • мусоросжига́тель (musorosžigátelʹ)furnace that burns refuse
  • инсинера́тор (insinerátor)furnace that burns refuse
  • мусоросжига́тельная печь (musorosžigátelʹnaja pečʹ)furnace that burns refuse
Scottish Gaelic losgair
  • losgairfurnace that burns refuse
Spanish incineradora
  • incineradorafurnace that burns refuse
Swedish förbränningsugn
  • förbränningsugnfurnace that burns refuse
Tagalog sigaan
  • sigaanfurnace that burns refuse

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Cite this entry
APA

incinerator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incinerator

MLA

“incinerator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incinerator. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incinerator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incinerator.

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