firelighter
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈfaɪərˌlaɪtər/
- UK
:
encendedor
- I always keep firelighters on hand for camping trips to easily start the campfire.
Examples
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She was buying firelighters in Broom's.
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Those firelighters all right?
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Good firelighters, but you won't find any of them speaking truth to power.
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The smell of coconut and firelighters, the cold of bare brass runners underneath my feet do not wake me because they cannot.
Fiction book (2000) -
Firelighters in August.
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Garbage bags, firelighters, and charcoal lighter fluid.
Fiction book (1995) -
Using firelighters makes it much easier to get the barbecue going quickly.
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After collecting the wood, he grabbed a firelighter to ignite the fireplace.
Synonyms
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1.3
A small thing that makes a flame to light cigarettes or candles
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2.2
Small dry sticks used to start a fire
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4.6
A device that makes a flame to start fuel burning
A substance used to start a fire
A small device that makes a flame for lighting cigarettes or candles
A small piece of flint used to make sparks to light a fire
A person or tool that makes small hot pieces to start a fire
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Etymology
The word firelighter is made from fire and lighter, where 'to light' means 'to start a flame' and a lighter is a small thing you use to make a flame. So a firelighter is a small block that helps start a fire in a barbecue or fireplace.