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electric fire

British  

noun

  1. a device that provides heat for a room from an incandescent electric element

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They’re warming their hands over an electric fire pit and marveling at the courage of a pair of locals wearing nothing but swimsuits as they wade into Puget Sound.

From Seattle Times May 24, 2023

And few options exist for specialized vehicles that provide crucial municipal and emergency services — no electric fire truck currently meets city standards.

From New York Times Apr. 5, 2022

The main twist here is that, shortly after the electric fire incident, the glassy-eyed teen of the title slips into a coma, and does all his nastiness while lying in a hospital bed.

From The Guardian Oct. 31, 2019

A dog stuck in a wine rack and a snake tangled in an electric fire are some of the 15,293 animal rescues fire services have attended in the last three years.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2017

The electric fire shot across the room as the boarded-up fireplace burst outward, expelling Mr. Weasley, Fred, George, and Ron in a cloud of rubble and loose chippings.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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