campfire
[kamp-fahyuh r]
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Origin of campfire
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Contemporary Examples
The smell of campfire hangs in the air above the axman—30-year-old Brooklynite Alex Hiller.
Hot summer days spent programming Atari PCs, competitive Frogger, and campfire songs about Qbert!
We as humans want to connect with each other—since we were sitting around the campfire, we have been telling stories.
His wife likens the odor to burned toast, but he says it smells like a campfire.
One evening, Gordie tells the campfire tale of “Lardass” Hogan.
Historical Examples
How did the landscape appeal to you when you left the campfire?
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
With so much wood at hand it was an easy matter to start a campfire.
The Rover Boys on a HuntArthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
Didn't know but what we'd want to build a campfire this noon.
The Rover Boys on the FarmArthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
Again some one may start a campfire and forget to put it out when he leaves.
Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred'sLaura Lee Hope
Spirals of smoke were rising above the trees from the campfire.
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North WoodsJessie Graham Flower
campfire
- an outdoor fire in a camp, esp one used for cooking or as a focal point for community events
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Word Origin and History for campfire
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