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# campfire

noun (a campfire, campfires)

«campfire» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An outdoor fire made at a camp, used for warmth, light and cooking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/campfire/#m1)
2. A gathering around such a fire, with stories and songs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/campfire/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and scouting it means stories, songs and toasting marshmallows. In safety lessons it is important: build campfires only in fire rings or allowed places, keep them small, keep water nearby, never leave them alone, and put them out completely (drown, stir, feel for heat). Many bushfires and forest fires start from campfires. In science it shows burning needs fuel, oxygen and heat (the fire triangle). Phrases: around the campfire, campfire songs, campfire stories, put out the campfire.

### Examples

- We sat around the campfire and toasted marshmallows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/campfire/#x1)
- Grandpa told spooky stories by the campfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/campfire/#x2)
- Only build a campfire in the fire pit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/campfire/#x3)
- Pour water on the campfire and stir it until it's cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/campfire/#x4)
- Keep a bucket of water next to the campfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/campfire/#x5)
- Many forest fires start from campfires that were left burning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/campfire/#x6)
- We sang campfire songs until the stars came out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/campfire/#x7)
- The campfire kept us warm on the chilly night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/campfire/#x8)
- Shere Khan had jumped at a woodcutter’s campfire, as Father Wolf had said, and was furious from the pain of his burned feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/campfire/#x9)

### Note

One word: campfire. In Australia it may be called a campfire or a «bush fire» is something different (a wild fire out of control). Check fire bans: on hot, dry, windy days all fires may be forbidden.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «campfire» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/campfire/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«campfire» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/campfire.html) on Mova free.