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camp stove

American  

noun

  1. a portable stove used for cooking or heating, especially outdoors.


Etymology

Origin of camp stove

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

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The UK Ministry of Defence said in 2022 that the fire had likely been caused by a camp stove knocked over during the training exercise in the conservancy.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

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

He cooked a piece of salmon in the fireplace and stir-fried some veggies on the camp stove.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Do not heat your home with a camp stove, oven or charcoal-burning device.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022

They would take the Primus camp stove and three days of fuel.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong