Firelight
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfaɪə.laɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Firelight is a noun meaning The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.
Meaning
The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.
Example Sentences
He sat on by the cheerful firelight thrown from a bundle of green ash-sticks laid across the dogs; the sticks snapped pleasantly, and hissed out bubbles of sap from their ends.
Dane was startled out of the contemplation of his misery to see the medic on his knees before their row of canteens, the vial of water purifier held to the firelight for a closer inspection.
He glanced continually at the diamond-panes of the casement, gleaming dimly in the firelight, and cocked his ear toward the door, as if half expecting to hear the pad of furtive feet in the corridor without.
Word Forms
- firelights
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flickering, shone, flickers, firelighting, firebare, firelog.
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