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balefire

American  
[beyl-fahyuhr] / ˈbeɪlˌfaɪər /

noun

  1. a large fire in the open air; bonfire.

  2. a signal fire; beacon.

  3. the fire of a funeral pile.

balefire British  
/ ˈbeɪlˌfaɪə /

noun

  1. a bonfire

  2. a beacon fire

  3. a funeral pyre

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Etymology

Origin of balefire

1250–1300; Middle English bal ( e ) fir, equivalent to bale (< Old Norse bāl funeral pyre) + fire fire; replacing Old English bǣlfȳr

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