ashtray

[ash-trey]

noun

1. a receptacle for tobacco ashes of smokers.

ashtray

/ ˈæʃˌtreɪ /

noun

1. a receptacle for tobacco ash, cigarette butts, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of ashtray¹

First recorded in 1885–90; ash ¹ + tray ¹

Example Sentences

"There's a letter rack, ashtrays and even a tiny little sunroof - but it's not a sunroof at all, it's a chimney, because in 1925 everyone was smoking."

From BBC

Essentially, I treated the world as my ashtray.

From Salon

Houseplant Standing Ash Tray Now this is an ashtray meant to be displayed.

From Salon

On the stretch of Palm between North Olive and Glen avenues, all but a few of the houses are gone, replaced by a row of rectangular ashtrays.

From Los Angeles Times

She describes the picturesque salon vividly, from the Jafra products to Patrick Nagel prints on the wall and the armrest ashtrays.

From Los Angeles Times