ash pit

A form of ashpit — A pit for the disposal of ashes.

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Meanings

nounash pit (plural ash pits)

plural ash pits

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ashpit.

    The new locomotive ash handling installation consists of an ash pit 210 ft. long and the ash plant.

    1952 February, “Improvements at Dunfermline M.P.D.”, in Railway Magazine, page 93
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APA

ash pit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ash%20pit

MLA

“ash pit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ash%20pit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ash pit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ash%20pit.

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