: 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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In the summer, fire up the grill for hot dogs and hamburgers, or have a campfire outside to enjoy the warm weather and relax.—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026 The peels are the perfect vessel for grilling banana halves or making banana splits over the campfire.—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026 The ban prohibits any outdoor burning, including campfires and yard waste.—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026 On that phone call with Kaufman, Weir grabbed a guitar and started singing snippets of campfire songs from his past, eagerly wanting to add new verses to some of them.—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for campfire