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

They might be the next best thing to rubbing your hands together over a roaring fireplace.

From Popular-Science

Right now I’m sitting in front of the fireplace at home in Bozeman, Montana, wearing the Xenolith over a thin merino T-shirt.

From Outside Online

This year in addition to staying open, they have inaugurated specially curated packages to appeal to guests who prefer a steaming hot chocolate beside a fireplace to snow sports.

From Washington Post

Here’s our list of smart, fun, and useful presents that will fit in socks hung above the fireplace and make anyone happy on Christmas morning—and well afterward.

From Outside Online

We made cold weather campaigns for people who were fans of coats, fireplaces, boots, other wintery gear.

From Search Engine Land

Warm milk mixed with a spoonful of fireplace ashes seemed to also be popular among 19th century England.

From The Daily Beast

Willie Nelson and Norah Jones May-December fireplace flirting.

From The Daily Beast

But let me tell you: I never hit anybody with a fireplace log, first of all.

From The Daily Beast

I guess you can saw up a boat for fireplace logs, but then where would you keep the chickens?

From The Daily Beast

The backyard, which is scheduled to open in late April, will have table service and a fireplace.

From The Daily Beast

She was boiling mullets over a few red coals in the huge fireplace.

From Project Gutenberg

Through these flues were forced currents of hot air from a blaze in a large fireplace at one end of the house.

From Project Gutenberg

It was deep twilight in the room, and rather cold, for the eucalyptus and olive logs in the fireplace still awaited the match.

From Project Gutenberg

He kisses the top of her head lightly and goes round to the club fender, where he sits with his back to the fireplace.

From Project Gutenberg

And look at God's fireplace, I cry, pointing to the west, where the sun is heaping the glowing cloud coals among the mountains.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• chimney
• furnace
• stove