camp stove
Americannoun
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
The back doors swung open to reveal a kitchenette, with cabinets that pulled out to create a work surface with a butane camp stove, a cooler and a water jug.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023
Their hands and faces were all caked with blubber smoke, soot from the Primus camp stove, and dirt, and some of the men tried washing up in the snow.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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