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campfire

/ˈkæmpˌfaɪər/
/ˈkæmpfaɪə/
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Other forms: campfires

A campfire is a small fire that you build when you're camping. A campfire is good for cooking food, boiling water, or warming your hands.

Most boy and girl scouts learn how to build a campfire, which is useful when you're hiking or camping overnight. A campfire is perfect for toasting hot dogs and marshmallows, heating water for hot chocolate, and for sitting nearby when you tell ghost stories after dark. It's important to make sure a campfire is completely extinguished before you leave your camp site.

Definitions of campfire
  1. noun
    a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
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    type of:
    fire
    the event of something burning (often destructive)
Pronunciation
US
/ˈkæmpˌfaɪər/
UK
/ˈkæmpfaɪə/
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