noun
Etymology
Origin of campfire
Explanation
A campfire is a small fire that you build when you're camping. A campfire is good for cooking food, boiling water, or warming your hands. Most boy and girl scouts learn how to build a campfire, which is useful when you're hiking or camping overnight. A campfire is perfect for toasting hot dogs and marshmallows, heating water for hot chocolate, and for sitting nearby when you tell ghost stories after dark. It's important to make sure a campfire is completely extinguished before you leave your camp site.
Vocabulary lists containing campfire
Example Sentences
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Thomas knew early on that the show, which portrays solved crimes in a whodunit format, should feel like storytelling around a campfire, according to senior producer Vince Sherry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
They sat around the campfire that night talking about the remarkable life of the man they had rescued and the lessons to be learned from his plight.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
Campgrounds span over 700 acres in the heart of Texas’ Hill Country, making it a peaceful place for girls to spend weeks singing campfire songs and making ceramics.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025
Destroyed personal belongings are scattered across soaked interiors where children once gathered for Bible study and campfire songs.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025
Jason remembered her at the campfire, reciting lines of prophecy that sent Jason, Piper, and Leo on their first quest together.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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