Etymology
Origin of melter
Example Sentences
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The snow melters, which are used at other cities and airports across North America, have not been used at such a high scale in New York since 2021.
From Barron's
It will always be a melter of a slow jam, but its intention is in those parentheses – to be in the sensation of aliveness he’s created.
From Salon
Plans call for treating radioactive waste starting in 2025, making the melters the largest in the world doing that work.
From Seattle Times
Last October, the first of two melters used to actually vitrify the waste became active, with the second melter scheduled to launch this spring.
From Seattle Times
A second attempt began on Saturday to heat up the world’s largest radioactive-waste melter to turn waste into a stable glass form at the Hanford nuclear reservation site.
From Seattle Times
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