bonfire

ˈbɑːnˌfaɪər

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Definition of bonfire - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

celebrationlarge outdoor fire for celebrations or signals

We gathered around the bonfire for the festival.

blaze

fire

pyre

wasteoutdoor fire to burn unwanted items

They burned the garden waste in a bonfire.

fire

pyre

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large outdoor fire for celebrations or signals
outdoor fire to burn unwanted items

Expressions with bonfire

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bonfire toffee

hard dark toffee made with treacle eaten on Bonfire Night

Bonfire toffee is popular during Bonfire Night celebrations.

Origin of bonfire

Middle English, bone (bone) + fire (fire)

Terms with bonfire included in their meaning

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fireworks night

British

Bonfire Night in the UK

guy

celebration

effigy of a historical figure burned on Bonfire Night

feu de joie

celebration

large bonfire for celebration

torchmaking

festivals

communal work for Bonfire Night in Sussex

bonfire toffee

british candy

hard dark toffee made with treacle eaten on Bonfire Night

Examples of bonfire in a sentence

They built a bonfire on the beach.
The bonfire consumed the old furniture.
They gathered around the bonfire for warmth.

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French:bûcher, incinération, ...
German:Lagerfeuer, Scheiterhaufen, ...
Italian:falò, fuoco all'aperto, ...
Spanish:hoguera, fuego, ...
Portuguese:fogueira, ...
Chinese:篝火, 焚烧火堆, ...
Japanese:焚き火, ...
Arabic:نَار كَبِيرَة, محرقة, ...
Hebrew:מְדוּרָה, מְדוּרַת פְּסוֹלֶת, ...
Russian:костер, ...
Ukrainian:багаття, ...
Hindi:अलाव, कूड़ा-कचरा जलाने के लिए बाहर जलाई गई आग, ...
Bengali:আলাও, অগ্নিকুণ্ড, ...
Catalan:foguera, ...
Czech:táborák, hranice, ...
Danish:bål, afbrændingsbål, ...
Dutch:vreugdevuur, vuurstapel, ...
Greek:πυρά, υπαίθρια φωτιά για κάψιμο άχρηστων αντικειμένων, ...
Hungarian:máglya, kerti tűz, ...
Khmer:ភ្លើងបុណ្យ, ភ្លើងដុតសំរាម, ...
Korean:모닥불, ...
Persian:آتش بزرگ, آتش روباز, ...
Polish:ognisko, stos, ...
Portuguese (BR):fogueira, fogueira ao ar livre, ...
Romanian:rug, foc deschis, ...
Swedish:bål, ...
Thai:กองไฟ, กองไฟกลางแจ้ง, ...
Turkish:şenlik ateşi, büyük ateş, ...
Vietnamese:lửa trại, đống lửa đốt rác, ...

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