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balefire

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balefire [ˈbeɪlˌfaɪə]
n Archaic
1. a bonfire
2. a beacon fire
3. a funeral pyre
[C14 bale, from Old English bǣl pyre; related to Old Norse bāl flame, pyre, Sanskrit bhāla brightness]
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Noun1.balefire - a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebrationbalefire - a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
bonfire
fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
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