fireplace

[fahyuhr-pleys]

noun

1. the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned; hearth.

2. any open structure, usually of masonry, for keeping a fire, as at a campsite.

fireplace

/ ˈfaɪəˌpleɪs /

noun

1. an open recess in a wall of a room, at the base of a chimney, etc, for a fire; hearth

2. an authorized place or installation for outside cooking, esp by a roadside

Word History and Origins

Origin of fireplace¹

First recorded in 1645–55; fire + place

Example Sentences

Jaw-dropping architectural touches inside the home include a sweeping grand staircase, a formal dining room, and an enormous fireplace.

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Rip up your 2025 diary and take the pages from the first six months and burn them in your fireplace.

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Warwas tore out the fireplace and extended the living room by six feet, adding a sleek Fleetwood sliding door that provided instant access to the backyard.

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A couple were left badly burnt after fleeing for their lives when their fireplace exploded, engulfing their home in an "orange fireball".

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One space, the first floor anteroom, is lined with red and gold silk, with centuries-old paintings hanging on the walls and an elaborately decorative fireplace standing beside a huge floor-to-ceiling window.

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Related Words

• chimney 
• furnace 
• stove