Definitions for balefireˈbeɪlˌfaɪər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bale•fireˈbeɪlˌfaɪər(n.)
a large outdoor fire; bonfire.
Origin of balefire:
1400–50; late ME bal(e)fir, with ME bale bonfire < ON bāl funeral pyre, c. OE bǣl
Princeton's WordNet
bonfire, balefire(noun)
a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
Wiktionary
balefire(Noun)
an outdoor fire, such as pyre, bonfire, signal fire, asf.
Origin: From bœlfyr, related to bœl and fyr
Webster Dictionary
Balefire(noun)
a signal fire; an alarm fire
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