: a fire built outdoors (as at a camp or a picnic)
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We gathered around a campfire and shared stories.
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Ember, the lodge's new all-day restaurant and cocktail lounge, is inspired by the idea of a communal campfire meal.—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026 Fresh s’mores made over campfire round containers were popular too.—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 Tracing the evolution of storytelling from hunter-gatherer campfires and medieval printing presses to VR and AI, Ashton identifies a number of developments that can be expected to carry on into the future, among them the increasing difficulty of distinguishing fact from fiction.—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026 On Friday, the county parks district will stage a campfire storytelling evening with hot cocoa and trivia at MacKerricher State Park.—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for campfire