English-Thai Dictionary

bonfire

N กองไฟ  กองไฟ ที่ จุด ขึ้น กลางแจ้ง  beacon kong-fai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BONFIRE

n.A fire made as an expression of public joy and exultation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BONFIRE

Bon "fire `, n. Etym: [OE. bonefire, banefire, orig. a fire of bones;bone + fire; but cf. also Prov. E. bun a dry stalk. ]

 

Defn: A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of public joy and exultation, or for amusement. Full soon by bonfire and by bell, We learnt our liege was passing well. Gay.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

bonfire

bon fire |ˈbänˌfīr ˈbɑnˌfaɪ (ə )r | ▶noun a large open-air fire used as part of a celebration, for burning trash, or as a signal. ORIGIN late Middle English: from bone + fire. The term originally denoted a large open-air fire on which bones were burned (sometimes as part of a celebration ), also one for burning heretics or proscribed literature. Dr. Johnson accepted the mistaken idea that the word came from French bon ‘good. ’

 

Bonfire Night

Bonfire Night ▶noun (in the UK ) 5 November, on which fireworks are displayed and figures representing Guy Fawkes burnt in memory of the Gunpowder Plot.

 

Oxford Dictionary

bonfire

bon |fire |ˈbɒnfʌɪə | ▶noun a large open-air fire used for burning rubbish or as part of a celebration. ORIGIN late Middle English: from bone + fire. The term originally denoted a large open-air fire on which bones were burnt (sometimes as part of a celebration ), also one for burning heretics or proscribed literature. Dr Johnson accepted the mistaken idea that the word came from French bon ‘good ’.

 

Bonfire Night

Bonfire Night ▶noun (in the UK ) 5 November, on which fireworks are displayed and figures representing Guy Fawkes burnt in memory of the Gunpowder Plot.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

bonfire

bon fire /bɑ́nfàɪə r |bɔ́nfà (ɪ )ə /名詞 C たき火, 大かがり火 .B -́ N ì ght ボンファイアーナイト 〘11月5日の夜イギリスで行われる祭り; →Guy Fawkes Night 〙.