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bonfire

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bon·fire  (bnfr)
n.
A large fire built outdoors, as for signaling or in celebration of an event.

[Middle English bonnefire : bon, bone; see bone + fir, fire; see fire.]

bonfire
Noun
a large outdoor fire [Middle English bone-fire, from the use of bones as fuel]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bonfirebonfire - 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"
Translations
bonfire [ˈbɔnfaɪəʳ] nhoguera, fogata

bonfire [ˈbɔnfaɪəʳ] nfeu m (de joie);
(for rubbish) → feu

bonfire [ˈbɔnfaɪəʳ] nFeuer nt

bonfire [ˈbɔnfaɪəʳ] nfalò m inv

bonfire
n bonfire [ˈbonfaiə]
a large fire in the open air, often built to celebrate something. segevuur نارٌ في الهَواءِ الطَّلْقِ голям огън на открито táborák, oheň bål das Freudenfeuer υπαίθρια πυρά hoguera pidutuli آتشی بلند که در هوای آزاد روشن می کنند kokko feu (de joie) מְדוּרָה अलाव krijes örömtűz api unggun bál, brenna falò たき火 모닥불 laužas ugunskurs unggun api vuur in de openlucht, vreugdevuur bål ognisko fogueira foc (în aer liber) костёр táborák kres logorska vatra bål, brasa กองไฟ şenlik ateşi, açık hava ateşi, havayi fişek 大篝火 багаття, вогнище جشن منانے کے لئے کھلی جگہ پر آگ جلانا lửa mừng


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On the evening of the 26th of August, 1765, a bonfire was kindled in King Street.
And in the yard was a brave bonfire with two gay little figures dancing around it, one of which gave an unearthly yell as the buggy turned in under the poplars.
On that day, there was to be a bonfire on the Place de Grève, a maypole at the Chapelle de Braque, and a mystery at the Palais de Justice.
 
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