Word Finder - campfire

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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.

Having no way to refuse, she followed him to the campfire of their host.

A huge campfire was blazing brightly in the midst of the snow, lighting up the branches of trees heavy with hoarfrost.

After the second day's march Pierre, having examined his feet by the campfire, thought it would be impossible to walk on them; but when everybody got up he went along, limping, and, when he had warmed up, walked without feeling the pain, though at night his feet were more terrible to look at than before.

From a campfire a hundred paces off came a sound of general, merry laughter.

Someone had a campfire and it looked as if the door on the mine was used for fire wood.

When the officers had emptied and smashed their glasses, Kirsten filled others and, in shirt sleeves and breeches, went glass in hand to the soldiers' bonfires and with his long gray mustache, his white chest showing under his open shirt, he stood in a majestic pose in the light of the campfire, waving his uplifted arm.

Two sergeants major were sitting with them and their campfire blazed brighter than others.

We wanted to have a large campfire on the Saturday night.

Your group prepares meals together over an open campfire.

Behind the hut the dark shapes of the two wagons with their horses beside them were discernible, and in the hollow the dying campfire gleamed red.

A good campfire will have a mix of stunts.

Pierre turned back, not to his companions by the campfire, but to an unharnessed cart where there was nobody.

Campfire grill tripods are usually lightweight and easy to carry to the campsite.

Naturally, that includes campfire stories.

Only the Saghan' îl could be so cocksure as to build such a large campfire for their comfort or to make so much noise.

At their yesterday's halting place, feeling chilly by a dying campfire, Pierre had got up and gone to the next one, which was burning better.

Try the campfire chocolate fondue, pecan pie or peach cobbler for dessert.

After the others had crashed out Rich and I sat round the campfire and shared our thoughts.

You can pitch a tent, start a campfire, build furniture by lashing tree branches together in theory anyway!

Spent the evening helping 8 to 10 year olds to learn to light a campfire.

Roly's boys made sure the campfire was kept alight day and night.

A 3 day ' tramping ' trip toward the snows of the Southern Alps, leaves only the beach campfire eating fresh salmon.

At night, a traditional African campfire is lit where the gorilla briefings take place.

Well, it turns out that everybody's outside around a small campfire in the back yard (garden ).

His horse, having galloped up to a campfire that was smoldering in the morning light, stopped suddenly, and Petya fell heavily on to the wet ground.

There are numerous print resources like the Great American Campfire Songbook, although you'll need to pay to download this book.

Do not place your campfire near the tent.

To safely extinguish a campfire, cover it with dirt and then pour water over the area.

The evening is spent enjoying the healthy aching in our bodies around a roaring campfire.

After reaching the campsite at 1800, tired cold and very wet we set up camp and a campfire.

Sit round the campfire and listen to a story in an Indian tepee.

After he had gone, two soldiers rushed to the campfire.

The malodorous smoke from the campfire made the guests want to leave.

If your idea of fun is staying up late by the campfire, you might want to ask to be in a more remote area so you don't disturb the early risers.

This way, you get all the great taste of a campfire treat, but much less of the mess.

What's more romantic than spending time in front of a roaring campfire or sleeping in front of the stars?

Weston is adding another feather to her cap this month, with the publishing of her debut novel Before I Go (out on Campfire Press September 2006).

Again, using a fire pit that's more like a campfire than a fireplace may be the best option for you.

Sing-a-longs around the campfire are one of the best parts of heading to Girl Scout camp.

Sitting around the fire at night, singing campfire songs and roasting marshmallows are the stuff of which many scouting memories are made.

At many camps, the songs are traditionally sung around the campfire (known as campfire songs or cries) as well as throughout the camp.

Even if the weather doesn't call for them, unexpected conditions may arise at any time, and a good pair of thick, warming socks can feel very comforting while snuggled up in a tent or sitting around a campfire.

Whether you are cooking in your own backyard, sitting around a campfire or on vacation, it is important to know how to reduce the chances of an accidental fire from starting and how to react if one should occur.

Do not store gasoline, liquid fire starter or any other type of flammable liquid near the campfire or the tent.

Before building a campfire, clear away all shrubbery and vegetation from the area, dig a pit for the fire and surround it with rocks.

Never leave a campfire burning if you leaving the area or going to sleep.

Always have a fire extinguisher nearby when you are cooking in your backyard or have campfire burning.

Offer a "campfire" activity where seniors gather in a circle or in pairs, and everyone gets a chance to give a tall tale or campfire story.

The campfire grill tripod is camping's "sliced bread" because it keeps your knuckles out of the fire, your hotdogs clear of a crisp, and your hands free to do other things like play guitar and sing for entertainment while dinner's cooking.

They're not too expensive (on average, they're between $20.00 and $30.00), but it's nice not to have to buy a new campfire grill every time you go camping.