Definition of "campfire" []

• An outdoor fire in a camp, used for cooking or warmth: sat around the campfire, telling scary stories. (noun)
• A meeting held around such a fire. (noun)

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• "The boys assume the castle must be near them, since their campfire is at the edge of a forest."
• "Word around the campfire is Phillip Seymour Hoffman* and Viggo Mortensen (fresh off Eastern Promises**) are set to star in Vanikoro for Hitman director Xavier Gens."
• "As for Sen. McCain, anything he can do to set himself up as the political independent he once claimed to be so he can have a shot at the nomination works for him, and pissing on the Bush campfire is just the ticket."