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What is a bonfire?

What is a bonfire? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (obsolete) A fire in which bones were burned.
  2. A fire to burn unwanted or disreputable items or people: proscribed books, heretics etc.
  3. A large, controlled outdoor fire, as a signal or to celebrate something.
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The metal frames of the chairs were all that was left in the ashes of the bonfire.
The American presidential election turned out to be a bonfire of the vanities for the acolytes of political correctness.
Families are invited to march to the beat of the drums from Rafters Landing to a bonfire celebration in Louise McKinney Park.
And youngsters munched on toffee apples and adults tucked into pots of piping hot black peas as the huge bonfire crackled into life.
Simply drop down into dense trees, gather some tindery branches, break out your lighter, ignite the wrapper, and start a bonfire.
Dad used to make a big deal about getting the fireworks, while Chris and I made a bonfire.

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