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Bale´fire` (bāl´fīr)

n.

1.

A signal fire; an alarm fire.

Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide
The glaring balefires blaze no more.

- Sir W. Scott.

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Balefire

balefire - a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration

fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"

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