"nightfire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nightfires [plural]
Etymology: From night + fire. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|night|fire}} night + fire Head templates: {{en-noun}} nightfire (plural nightfires)
  1. A fire that is lit outdoors at night.
    Sense id: en-nightfire-en-noun-fSJBm0s5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. Will o' the wisp.
    Sense id: en-nightfire-en-noun-tDtJSpEB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62

Inflected forms

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