camp stove
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of camp stove
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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At one lavish apartment, men say they are sleeping on blankets on marble floors beneath giant chandeliers and cooking on a camp stove in its modern kitchen.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024
It features big eyes made out of a Coleman camp stove grill with eyelashes scavenged from a neighbor’s leftover artificial turf.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024
Never use a generator, gasoline-powered engine, camp stove or charcoal-burning device in a confined or semi-confined space, such as your home, basement or garage, health experts say.
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2022
“Someone might say, ‘I don’t know how to use a camp stove.’
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2022
I spotted a camp stove in the corner, and rows of cans neatly stacked along the wall.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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