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Plural of campfire

regular plural

The plural of campfire is campfires.

Forms of campfire

Singularcampfire /ˈkæmpˌfaɪ̯ɚ/
Pluralcampfires
Countablecountable

Campfires in a sentence

  • Ghosts and campfires go hand in hand, so why not feed two birds with one scone?2020, CBC Music, CBC, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2023. From the entry feed two birds with one scone
  • Whoever thought of spaffing to extinguish campfires anyway (?), you idjit.2000, Hateplot, “dumb dumb”, in alt.comedy.standup (Usenet). From the entry idjit
  • A shovel, a polaski (fire axe) and a gieke can for putting out campfires, disinfectant for cleaning outhouses and picnic tables.2011, Sid Marty, Leaning on the Wind: Under the Spell of the Great Chinook, page 285. From the entry polaski
  • Walking among the remains, it’s not hard to envision a noisy and lively camp filled with city kids and counselors enjoying campfires, sing-alongs, arts and crafts, swimming and hiking.2024 July 19, John Kostrzewa, “Beach Pond Camp was a haven for city kids in the 1930s. Now you can explore its eerie ruins”, in The…. From the entry arts and crafts
  • I had tasted blood, and now I knew what all those pillar-legged hostelers felt as they sat around their campfires, recalling the encounters and skirmishes of the day.1968 January, Henry S. Resnik, “Passion on a Bicycle”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2022. From the entry taste blood

Meaning of campfire

  1. noun 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.

Full definition of campfire

Questions about the plural of campfire

What is the plural of campfire?
The plural of campfire is campfires.
Is campfire countable?
Campfire is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: campfire (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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