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campfire

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camp·fire  (kmpfr)
n.
1. An outdoor fire in a camp, used for cooking or warmth: sat around the campfire, telling scary stories.
2. A meeting held around such a fire.
campfire [ˈkæmpˌfaɪə]
n
an outdoor fire in a camp, esp one used for cooking or as a focal point for community events
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.campfirecampfire - a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
Translations
campfire [ˈkæmpˈfaɪə] N → hoguera f de campamento; [of scouts] → reunión f alrededor de la hoguera


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A man stepped out of the darkness into the little illuminated circle about our failing campfire and seated himself upon a rock.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
We've told yarns by the campfire in the prairies, and dressed one another's wounds after trying a landing at the Marquesas, and drunk healths on the shore of Titicaca.
Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context
"The fool has had no more sense than to jump at a woodcutter's campfire, and has burned his feet," said Father Wolf with a grunt.
The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
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