ashcan

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noun, US services'

A depth charge. (1919 —) .
G. Jenkins 'I give it five minutes before the ash-cans come.'...Waiting for a depth-charge attack is probably as bad as the attack itself (1959).

[From its shape, like that of a dustbin (US ash-can).]

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For a list of words related to ashcan, see:

• Receptacles and Casks - ashcan: metal can for trash
• Bombs, Mines, and Explosives - ashcan: Slang. depth charge
• Functional Household Articles and Appliances - ashcan: metal refuse receptacle
• War Machinery and War Zones - ashcan: Slang. depth charge

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See words rhyming with "ashcan."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - askebæger

Nederlands (Dutch)
vuilnisbak

Français (French)
n. - cendrier, poubelle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mülleimer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ΗΠΑ) σκουπιδοτενεκές

Italiano (Italian)
pattumiera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recipiente (m) de cinzas

Русский (Russian)
урна для мусора

Español (Spanish)
n. - cubo de la basura, basurero, carga de profundidad (contra submarinos)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - soptunna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
垃圾桶, 深水炸弹

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 垃圾桶, 深水炸彈

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 재 담는 통, 쓰레기통, 폭뢰

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 灰入れ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) واقعي في صفه لحياة المدن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פח אשפה‬

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