"feu de joie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: feux de joie [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French feu de joie (literally “fire of joy”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|feu de joie|lit=fire of joy}} Unadapted borrowing from French feu de joie (literally “fire of joy”) Head templates: {{en-noun|feux de joie|nolinkhead=1}} feu de joie (plural feux de joie)
  1. (obsolete) A bonfire. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: feu-de-joie
    Sense id: en-feu_de_joie-en-noun-cMmwVXbQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36
  2. A celebratory salute made by firing guns into the air sequentially along a line.
    Sense id: en-feu_de_joie-en-noun-BHHWpiKQ

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