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means An outdoor fire built at a camp for warmth, cooking, and light, often the social center of an evening spent outdoors.
from A plain compound of "camp" and "fire." "Camp" traces back through French to the Latin "campus," meaning an open field — the same root behind "campus" and "champion," originally a fighter on the field. "Fire" comes from Old English "fȳr," with deep Germanic roots and cousins across many languages. Stitched together, the word is fairly young as English compounds go, but the thing it names is older than language itself.
- brain effect
- Staring at flames measurably lowers blood pressure
- evolution
- Cooked food likely shrank our guts, grew our brains
- smoke trick
- It follows you because warm air rises around obstacles
- social glue
- Firelight extended human storytelling deep into the night
- colors
- Different minerals tint flames green, blue, or purple
girl guide campfire songbook — documented collection of songs sung at girl guide camps since early 1900s worldwide