Definition of ashtray
: a receptacle for tobacco ashes and for cigar and cigarette butts
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Inside, the van had a dark interior, with an ashtray in the front cup holder and a green tree air freshener hanging from the rear view mirror, the release states.
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Question: Why do airlines still have ashtrays in the bathroom doors even though smoking is prohibited?
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Investigators also found smoking paraphernalia in the room, including ashtrays, a lighter and multiple packs of cigarettes, police records said.
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The Marriott Marquis still had ashtrays by the elevators, each one filled with sand that was kept meticulously clean, stamped with the hotel logo.
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The playful pieces Carl II designed from the 1920s into the mid-1950s remain the most coveted by collectors today—asymmetrical ashtrays, for instance, or bottle stoppers in the shape of a hand, as if waving for help.
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Put your cigarette out in an ashtray or metal bucket with sand.
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The ashtray used to bash in her head could also have usable samples.
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The roof is down, the miles per gallon a disgrace, the seats soft, the ashtray generous, the factory air monstrous, the function unclear.
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First Known Use of ashtray
1851
ASHTRAY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of ashtray for English Language Learners
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: a small dish or other small container that is used for throwing away used cigarettes and cigars and their ashes
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