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Noun: waste disposal unit
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: garbage disposal unit)
  1. A device installed under a kitchen sink to grind and liquefy food waste so that it can go down the drain
    "She turned on the waste disposal unit to get rid of the vegetable scraps";
    - disposal, electric pig [US], garbage disposal [N. Amer], garbage disposal unit [N. Amer], garburator [Cdn]

Derived forms: waste disposal units

Type of: kitchen appliance

Encyclopedia: Waste disposal unit