A filter tip is a small device at the end of a cigarette that reduces the amount of dangerous substances that pass into the smoker's body. Filter tips are cigarettes that are manufactured with these devices.
filter tip in British English
noun
1.
an attachment to the mouth end of a cigarette for trapping impurities such as tar during smoking. It consists of any of various dense porous substances, such as cotton
2.
a cigarette having such an attachment
Derived forms
filter-tipped (ˈfilter-ˌtipped)
adjective
filter tip in American English
US
1.
a cigarette tip containing cellulose, cotton, charcoal, etc. and serving as a mouthpiece through which the smoke is filtered
2.
a cigarette having such a tip
Derived forms
filter-tip (ˈfilˌter-tip)
adjective or ˈfilˌter-tipped
Examples of 'filter tip' in a sentence
filter tip
Her thumb flicked the end of the cigarette so hard she broke the filter tip clean off.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
But yes, we'll need a strong ad campaign to introduce the Barton filter tip.