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Balefire

Balefire Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Balefire? [n] a large outdoor fire Synonyms \| Synonyms for Balefire: bonfire Related Terms \| Find terms related to Balefire: aid to navigation \| alarm \| amber light \| backfire \| beacon \| beacon fire \| bell \| bell buoy \| blaze \| blinker \| blue peter \| bonfire \| buoy \| burning ghat \| campfire \| caution light \| cheerful fire \| combustion \| conflagration \| corposant \| cozy fire \| crackling fire \| crematory \| death fire \| fen fire \| fire \| flame \| flare \| flashing point \| flicker \| flickering flame \| fog bell \| fog signal \| fog whistle \| foghorn \| forest fire \| fox fire \| funeral \| funeral pyre \| glance \| go light \| gong buoy \| green light \| heliograph \| high sign \| ignis fatuus \| ignition \| ingle \| international alphabet flag \| international numeral pennant \| kick \| lambent flame \| leer \| marker beacon \| marshfire \| nod \| nudge \| open fire \| parachute flare \| pilot flag \| poke \| police whistle \| prairie fire \| pyre \| quarantine flag \| radio beacon \| raging fire \| red flag \| red light \| rocket \| Roman candle \| sailing aid \| sea of flames \| semaphore \| semaphore flag \| semaphore telegraph \| sheet of fire \| sign \| signal \| signal beacon \| signal bell \| signal fire \| signal flag \| signal gong \| signal gun \| signal lamp \| signal light \| signal mast \| signal post \| signal rocket \| signal shot \| signal siren \| signal tower \| smudge fire \| spar buoy \| stop light \| the nod \| the wink \| three-alarm fire \| touch \| traffic light \| traffic signal \| two-alarm fire \| watch fire \| white flag \| wigwag \| wigwag flag \| wildfire \| wink \| witch fire \| yellow flag See Also \| fire Balefire In Webster's Dictionary \Bale"fire`\ (b[=a]l"f[imac]r), n. [AS. b[=ae]lf[=y]r the fire of the funeral pile; b[=ae]l fire, flame (akin to Icel. b[=a]l, OSlav. b[=e]l[u^], white, Gr. falo`s bright, white, Skr. bh[=a]la brightness) + f[=y]r, E. fire.] A signal fire; an alarm fire. Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide The glaring balefires blaze no more. --Sir W. Scott.

Balefire Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Balefire?

[n] a large outdoor fire

Synonyms | Synonyms for Balefire: bonfire

See Also | fire

Balefire In Webster's Dictionary

\Bale"fire`\ (b[=a]l"f[imac]r), n. [AS. b[=ae]lf[=y]r
the fire of the funeral pile; b[=ae]l fire, flame (akin to
Icel. b[=a]l, OSlav. b[=e]l[u^], white, Gr. falo`s bright,
white, Skr. bh[=a]la brightness) + f[=y]r, E. fire.]
A signal fire; an alarm fire.

      Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide The glaring balefires
      blaze no more.                           --Sir W.
                                               Scott.

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