campfire

noun

camp·​fire ˈkamp-ˌfī(-ə)r 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Those staying in luxury camps enjoy exclusive access to the Dining Pavilion, where a private chef crafts gourmet breakfasts and family-style dinners, complete with campfire s’mores and personalized service from a dedicated Camp Butler. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026

There was a Firebox with visible smoke coming out the top – the nearby area smelled like a campfire. —Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026

Expect no-frills musicianship under warm stage lights, a crowd swaying to pedal steel and fiddle, and the kind of intimate connection that has made Wall’s shows feel like stories shared around a campfire. —Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026

What at first appeared to some Altadenans as merely a campfire-sized flame spread quickly, consuming the base of the tower and then everything around it. —Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for campfire

• briar
• brier
• buyer
• choir
• crier
• cryer
• drier
• dryer
• eyer
• flier
• flyer
• friar

Kids Definition

campfire

noun

camp·​fire ˈkamp-ˌfī(ə)r 

: a fire built outdoors (as at a camp)