campfire

English

noun
Definitions
  • A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.

Etymology

Compound from English camp (fight, an affected exaggerated style, struggle, contend) + English fire (shoot).

Origin

English

fire

Gloss

shoot

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
💉 🥃 🌠

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