campfire

noun

camp·​fire ˈkamp-ˌfī(-ə)r How to pronounce campfire (audio)
: a fire built outdoors (as at a camp or a picnic)

Examples of campfire in a Sentence

We gathered around a campfire and shared stories.
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Hope for his survival grew when trash and hiking poles thought to belong to him were found by a river on New Year’s Eve, followed by a campfire, a lighter, a camera and a camera bag on Sunday. Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025 Most are accidental, like an unattended campfire or sparks from a powerline. Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025 Aurora watchers love to capture auroras in photographs, but the video from above highlights how the lights undulate like a campfire. Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 This latest teaser is more general in scope, revealing few plot points but giving us glimpses of our new characters: Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for campfire 

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of campfire was in 1816

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“Campfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campfire. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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campfire

noun
camp·​fire ˈkamp-ˌfī(ə)r How to pronounce campfire (audio)
: a fire built outdoors (as at a camp)

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