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  • noun Plural form of campfire.

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Examples

  • "An 'right here I want to remark," Bill went on, "that that animal's familyarity with campfires is suspicious an 'immoral."

    The She-Wolf 1906

  • All had many friends among the other Virginia regiments, and their campfires were the center toward which men trooped by scores.

    With Lee in Virginia A Story of the American Civil War 1867

  • Other facilities such as campfires, tents, and pubs have to be erected to give your followers respite from their angry god, allowing them to recharge so they can return to work the fields again.

    Pocket Gamer | www.pocketgamer.co.uk | Latest additions 2010

  • The school has also adopted unconventional names for parts of its campus - teaching spaces are "campfires", meeting places are "watering holes" and small one-on-one areas are

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2009

  • This is a recurring song at leftist "campfires," and it typically elicits a mixture of disgust and envy.

    Power Line 2009

  • The school has also adopted unconventional names for parts of its campus - teaching spaces are "campfires", meeting places are "watering holes" and small one-on-one areas are

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2009

  • This is a recurring song at leftist "campfires," and it typically elicits a mixture of disgust and envy.

    Power Line 2009

  • "Citizens of Western Washington should be extremely cautious with fireworks and any fire sources such as campfires this Independence Day weekend," the warning says.

    KOMO - News - Top Stories 2009

  • The school has also adopted unconventional names for parts of its campus - teaching spaces are "campfires", meeting places are "watering holes" and small one-on-one areas are

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2009

  • " Perhaps the campfires are a message, spelled out letter by letter.

    The Gunslinger King, Stephen, 1947- 1982

  • That ringside seat has allowed it to photograph never-before-seen structures, such as other kinds of small flares nicknamed ‘campfires’.

    What powers the Sun’s mysterious wind? A daring spacecraft has some answers Alexandra Witze 2023

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