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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

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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’s been able to make it because he’s well stocked with battery-powered lights, has a camp stove and hand coffee grinder to make pour-over coffee, he said.

From Seattle Times Jan. 17, 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

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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