noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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kămpʹfīr'
kămpʹfīər'
/ˈkæmpˌfaɪ̯ɚ/
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[ˈkhɛə̯mpˌfaɪ̯ɚ]æ-raising
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noun
Meaning 1
A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fire
History
Etymology
From camp + fire.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Western Apache:
deʼdoljééd
— fire at a campground
Arabic:
نَار مُخَيَّم
(nār muḵayyam)
— fire at a campground
Armenian:
խարույկ
(xaruyk)
— fire at a campground
Belarusian:
во́гнішча
(vóhnišča)
— fire at a campground
Belarusian:
касцёр
(kascjór)
— fire at a campground
Catalan:
foguera
— fire at a campground
Catalan:
foc
— fire at a campground
Chinese Mandarin:
營火 /营火
(yínghuǒ)
— fire at a campground
Czech:
táborák
— fire at a campground
Danish:
lejrbål
— fire at a campground
Danish:
bål
— fire at a campground
Dutch:
kampvuur
— fire at a campground
Esperanto:
tendarfajro
— fire at a campground
Finnish:
leirituli
— fire at a campground
Finnish:
nuotio
— fire at a campground
French:
feu de camp
— fire at a campground
Galician:
fogueira
— fire at a campground
Georgian:
კოცონი
(ḳoconi)
— fire at a campground
German:
Lagerfeuer
— fire at a campground
Hungarian:
tábortűz
— fire at a campground
Icelandic:
varðeldur
— fire at a campground
Japanese:
キャンプファイヤー
(kyanpufaiya)
— fire at a campground
Kazakh:
алау
(alau)
— fire at a campground
Korean:
캠프파이어
(kaempeupaieo)
— fire at a campground
Korean:
우등불
(udeungbul)
— fire at a campground
Malay:
unggun api
— fire at a campground
Māori:
kōpae
— fire at a campground
Māori:
ahi kōpae
— fire at a campground
Norwegian:
bål
— fire at a campground
Norwegian:
leirbål
— fire at a campground
Polish:
ognisko
— fire at a campground
Portuguese:
fogueira
— fire at a campground
Quechua:
kaña
— fire at a campground
Romanian:
foc de tabără
— fire at a campground
Russian:
костёр
(kostjór)
— fire at a campground
Slovak:
táborák
— fire at a campground
Spanish:
fogata
— fire at a campground
Spanish:
hoguera
— fire at a campground
Spanish:
brasero
— fire at a campground
Spanish:
pira
— fire at a campground
Spanish:
fogón
— fire at a campground
Swedish:
lägereld
— fire at a campground
Turkish:
kamp ateşi
— fire at a campground
Ukrainian:
бага́ття
(baháttja)
— fire at a campground
Ukrainian:
во́гнище
(vóhnyšče)
— fire at a campground