bonfire

noun

Definition of bonfirenext
as in campfire
a large outdoor fire

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Recent Examples of bonfire Now, the focus was on comfort, and clothes that could withstand long hikes and full days in the sun before returning back to our beautiful stay at Willow House for late-night bonfires. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 13 July 2026 This luxury glamping experience includes nightly bonfires, fishing, river tubing, and access to a wellness studio, as well as meals at the on-site Meander restaurant. — Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026 The bonfires are the centerpiece of the loyalist calendar, underlining an identity built on being British. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 The staff invited us to step off the train and sip champagne or hot chocolate around a blazing bonfire. — Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bonfire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonfire
  1. campfire
  2. wildfire
  3. forest fire
Noun
  • Grylls cuts off the animal’s tongue with a knife and boils it over a campfire.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The pollution is expected to drift into the Bay Area, stealthily diminishing air quality without the signature campfire smell associated with wildfire smoke, according to Anthony Edwards, the San Francisco Chronicle’s newsroom meteorologist.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of campfire
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  • These warnings are issued by the National Weather Service to warn of weather conditions that may lead to dangerous wildfire spread.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Already this week, the Gann Fire east of Stockton has burned over 10,300 acres as of Thursday evening amid triple-digit heat, dry conditions and lots of fuel in a location that hasn’t had a wildfire in decades.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of wildfire
Noun
  • Similarly, a major firefighting operation was underway in southwest Germany near the village of Traisen, where the heat sparked a forest fire in an area that also contained unexploded ordnance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
  • This Anglican example near Beaufort, South Carolina, was built in the 1740s, but was largely destroyed by a forest fire in 1886.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
Definition of forest fire

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