Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is an ashpit?

What is an ashpit? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A pit for the disposal of ashes.
  2. (rail transport) a pit between the rails where a steam locomotive can drop its fire at the end of a day's work, before going "on shed".
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Examples
He knew that here he was not on his own ashpit, as they say in the Five Towns.
Meanwhile the police court seems to me as necessary a part of our equipment as a sewage works or an ashpit.
Looking up a chimney from the ashpit to the chimney cap will not permit a detailed view of the inside surfaces of the chimney.
There is a heavy hand-hewn stone sink and a copper caldron with its own firebox and ashpit.
Henery gazed into the ashpit, and smiled volumes of ironical knowledge.
I hid my books in the long grass near the ashpit at the end of the garden where nobody ever came and hurried along the canal bank.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
6-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2025