ash-heap

noun

A heap of ashes.

“In 1980, when I was 10 years old, Jimmy Carter was going to leave our country on an ash-heap.”

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Meanings

nounash-heap (plural ash-heaps)

plural ash-heaps

  1. A heap of ashes.
  2. A collection of ashes and household waste.
  3. figurativelyA state of ruin.

    In 1980, when I was 10 years old, Jimmy Carter was going to leave our country on an ash-heap.

Cite this entry
APA

ash-heap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ash-heap

MLA

“ash-heap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ash-heap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ash-heap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ash-heap.

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