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destructor
[ dih-struhk-ter ]
noun
- British. a furnace for the burning of refuse; incinerator.
- Rocketry. a destruct mechanism or device for destroying an off-course airborne missile or launch vehicle.
destructor
/ dɪˈstrʌktə /
noun
- a furnace or incinerator for the disposal of refuse, esp one that uses the resulting heat to generate power
- a device used to blow up a dangerously defective missile or rocket after launching
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Word History and Origins
Origin of destructor1
1685–95; < Late Latin dēstructor, equivalent to Latin dēstruc- variant stem of dēstruere ( destruction ) + -tor -tor
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Example Sentences
The municipal garbage plant (destructor) collects and reduces to fertilizer 100 tons of garbage per day.
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Sawkins was instructed to take a truck to the house and get the bedding and take it to the town Refuse Destructor to be destroyed.
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These hoppers are in the middle of the width of the destructor, and each communicates with a cell on each side of it.
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The only thing then is to add a gas refuse destructor to your apparatus.
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He said he had been told to take them to the Destructor, and he was going to do so.
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