campfire

noun

camp·​fire ˈkamp-ˌfī(-ə)r How to pronounce campfire (audio)
: a fire built outdoors (as at a camp or a picnic)

Examples of campfire in a Sentence

We gathered around a campfire and shared stories.
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Snag one of this quiet campground’s 43 sites, gather ’round the campfire, and toast your good sense to be here. Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 6 June 2025 My personal campfire cup has been for years an old Miir coffee cup that has taken a beating in the back of trucks and rucksacks bouncing down the trail. Tom Mylan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2025 There are campfires and, at night, flashlights and headlamps. Angela Dansby, CNN Money, 14 May 2025 Summer is the season for gathering around campfires to make gooey, chocolatey s'mores. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for campfire

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of campfire was in 1816

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“Campfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campfire. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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campfire

noun
camp·​fire ˈkamp-ˌfī(ə)r How to pronounce campfire (audio)
: a fire built outdoors (as at a camp)

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