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

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

Families stay at the Blackjack Campground and have five days of glamping while participating in activities such as golf cart tours around the island, parasailing, a submarine tour, zip lining, horseback riding, hiking, snorkeling, paddleboarding and sharing stories around the campfire at night. —Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026

Barbecuing and having a hot grill or spending time around a campfire? —Lauren David, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026

In this area, the team found a small patch of reddened sediment, about the size of a modest campfire, surrounded by two pyrites, 19 flints, and four broken hand axes, showing clear signs of heating. —Jay Kakade december 30, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025

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)