: 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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Check in Friday and pick up creepy crafts, then listen to and tell spooky stories around the campfire.—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025 In Lansing, Michigan, a group of friends around a late-night campfire spotted another raccoon in distress — this one choking.—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 The result is transportive and layered, full of woods, smoke, herbal tinges, and a distant campfire on a crisp fall evening.—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025 Tell these jokes to your kids before trick-or-treating, around the campfire at a backyard Halloween party, or write them inside cards to share with at school on October 31.—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for campfire
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